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Asked over 1 year ago - Washingtonville, NY
FlagMy estranged husband was issued an order of protection for grabbing me and threatening my life in front of our daughter on July 1, 2011. He was charged with Harassment 2nd degree and Criminal Mischief for breaking my telephone when I tried to call the police. He has a long criminal history, mostly drug and alcohol related. He also had a Harassment 2nd degree charge stemming from an incident at my home last August which he has a 1 year ACD on which was still in effect at the time of the new charges. He called me on August 16, 2011, violating the order of protection, and threatened me, not physically, but He said " don't be stupid and call the policebecause if he goes to jail, the support money would stop, trying to intimidate me. I called the police and made a report that he called me and
He could be prosecuted for PL 215.50(3) [Criminal Contempt in the Second Degree, a Class A Misdemeanor] for calling you, provided the order of protection in effect on 8-16-11 prohibits phone contact. He could get up to a year in jail for a Class A Misdemeanor conviction. Also, technically, the harassment case, in which the ACD resulted, could be restored and prosecuted, although in my experience that is unlikely.
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