Norfolk District Attorney provides information on obtaining restraining orders during COVID
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People experiencing sexual assault, domestic violence, or sexual harassment, can still obtain protective orders from their local district courts, even while those courts are closed to most other business, according to Norfolk District Attorney Michael W. Morrissey.
Safety planning and referrals to services beyond the court process are also available.
“COVID shutdowns have changed how people access protective orders under Chapter 209A and 258E, but my office has trained domestic violence and sexual assault advocates working in every courthouse – including the Norfolk County Probate Court – available to help with the process,” Morrissey said.
WRENTHAM â A Plainville man pleaded innocent Monday to charges he was driving drunk and set off a seven-vehicle crash on Route 1 over the weekend that sent six people to the hospital.
Jeremiah J. Flaherty, 44, of 39 Landau Road, also faces charges of driving to endanger and failing to drive within marked lanes.
Following his arraignment in Wrentham District Court, his bail was set at $2,500 cash. If he posts it, Flaherty must submit to drug and alcohol tests and stay away from victims and witnesses in the case, according to court records.
Police say Flaherty failed field sobriety tests and a breath-alcohol test registered .13 percent. The legal limit for intoxication is .08 percent.