R.C. v. J.K.

The defendant, J.K., appeals from the issuance of an order of protection issued pursuant to G. L. c. 209A. He asserts that the evidence was insufficient to support the order. We affirm.

Background. Because the judge made no oral or written findings of fact, we recite the evidence in some detail. See Ginsberg v. Blacker, 67 Mass. App. Ct. 139, 140 n.3 (2006), citing Keene v. Gangi, 60 Mass. App. Ct. 667, 667 n.1 (2004).2 R.C. met J.K. about one year before the January 25, 2018, hearing in this matter; both were living in Cincinnati, Ohio. They began a dating relationship and discovered, roughly…