F.A.P. v. J.E.S.

At an ex parte hearing, a Juvenile Court judge issued a temporary harassment prevention order against the defendant, an eleven year old boy. See G. L. c. 258E, § 5. The order was issued based on allegations that the defendant had digitally raped the plaintiff, the seven year old girl on whose behalf the harassment complaint was filed. Following an evidentiary hearing, the judge extended the order for one year.1 On appeal of the order issued after hearing,2 the defendant argues that the evidence of “harassment” was legally insufficient, and that the judge erred in multiple additional respects:…