The Washington Court of Appeals, Division One, affirmed a five-year domestic violence protection order against a man who continuously harassed his former spouse following a 2020 assault conviction. Court records documented that he breached multiple no-contact orders by monitoring her credit card purchases, altering her email credentials, lurking in bushes, and remotely accessing her home Alexa device. The woman petitioned for renewed intervention after he made ominous online statements about outliving her and began associating with a woman convicted of killing her own spouse. The appellate court rejected his claims that moving away removed the threat, noting he also cited a fictitious case…
Key points
Moving out of state does not prevent judges from issuing or maintaining long-term protect…: Moving out of state does not prevent judges from issuing or maintaining long-term protection orders.
A commissioner granted the five-year order partly due to the defendant failing to finish…: A commissioner granted the five-year order partly due to the defendant failing to finish a mandated domestic violence program.
The appellate court rejected the former husband's arguments and awarded attorney fees to…: The appellate court rejected the former husband's arguments and awarded attorney fees to his ex-wife.
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A Washington woman sought a domestic violence protection order after her ex-husband allegedly tracked her spending and even accessed her home’s Alexa device, despite a court-issued no-contact order. The Washington Court of Appeals upheld a five-year protection order, rejecting his challenge, in the
ruling issued on Monday, Nov. 9.
A night that ended in an arrest
The couple married in 2006. They have one adult son, who was still a minor when the events that led to this case began. In December 2020, the couple argued. The husband became angry, followed his wife up the stairs, pushed her into a room, strangled her and twisted her head, according to court records. When she tried to get their son to call 911, he lifted her off the floor and covered her mouth. Police arrested him. He later pleaded guilty to fourth-degree assault.
After the incident, the husband moved out and filed for divorce. In September 2021, a criminal court ordered him to stay away from his wife, her home, her workplace and any place she was. However, he had other plans.…
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