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Appeals court hears challenge to 258E order over clandestine photographs; justices take case under advisement
Summary
The Massachusetts Appeals Court heard argument on Jan. 15 over whether a civil restraining order under G.L. c. 258E could be based on clandestinely taken photographs and related post-employment encounters. Appellant counsel argued the record lacks proof the defendant intended to target the alleged victim; the court took the case under advisement.
The Massachusetts Appeals Court heard oral argument Jan. 15 in Docket No. 24P151 over a partially impounded civil-anti-harassment order under G.L. c. 258E that stems from thousands of clandestine photographs and later encounters between the parties.
Attorney Steven Golan, representing the appellant, told the court that proving intent under the statute is difficult and that the record is “devoid of real specificity” showing the defendant intended each act to be directed…
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