Legal Opinion
Megan Roake v. Maxwell Delman
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided June 13, 2016No. 73337-1-IPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpearman, J.
¶1 — The Sexual Assault Protection Order (SAPO) Act, chapter 7.90 ROW, establishes a special proceeding for a victim of sexual assault to obtain a civil protection order. Megan Roake filed a petition for a protection order under the SAPO Act. The trial court found that Roake failed to establish reasonable fear and dismissed. Because the proceeding was procedurally irregular and rested on an erroneous interpretation of the SAPO Act, we reverse and remand.
FACTS
¶2 Roake and Maxwell Delman had a sexual encounter and dispute whether it was consensual. Several months after the encounter, Roake…
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