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Appeals court hears challenge to denial of extension for abuse-prevention order after 'stealthing' allegation
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BOSTON ' The appeals court heard a challenge to a trial judge's decision not to extend an abuse-prevention order after an alleged condom-deception incident; the appellant argued the record did not show the judge applied the correct legal standard for extension.
BOSTON — The Massachusetts Appeals Court heard argument in a civil appeal over denial of an extension of an abuse-prevention order in a case where the plaintiff alleged nonconsensual sexual contact described at trial as a condom deception (commonly called "stealthing"). The appeals argument focused on whether the trial judge applied the correct standard and whether the record supported denial of a longer protective order.
The plaintiff's appellate counsel told the panel that at the initial hearings the plaintiff reported the defendant showed a firearm, that the incident…
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