A.R. v. L.C.

*492*758In this appeal from the issuance of two "harassment prevention orders" under G. L. c. 258E, we are faced once again with the consequences of the variance between the plain language of the statute and the narrowing construction given the statute in O'Brien v. Borowski, 461 Mass. 415, 961 N.E.2d 547 (2012) ( O'Brien ).

Chapter 258E and its limiting construction. As it reads in the statute books, G. L. c. 258E provides that a protective order shall issue based upon a finding of "harassment." The statute defines *759harassment to mean "[three] or more acts of willful and malicious conduct aimed at…