ORLA O. v. PATIENCE P.

No. 20-P-1076.

100 Mass. App. Ct. 126 (2021)

ORLA O. v. PATIENCE P.

Appeals Court of Massachusetts.

August 12, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Taylor Henley, Committee for Public Counsel Services, for the defendant.

Gregory A. Geiman, for the plaintiff.

Present: Neyman, Sacks, & Lemire, JJ.


The issue before us is whether the juvenile defendant committed three or more separate acts of harassment within the meaning of G. L. c. 258E, § 1. Because the defendant engaged in one continuous event over a very brief period, we conclude that the harassment prevention order must be vacated and set aside.

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