Category: Domestic Violence
What You Need to Know About Harassment
The term “harassment” can refer to a broad spectrum of behaviors that are subject to criminal punishment. Pennsylvania has a criminal law forbidding harassment in many forms, as well as specific forms of harassment, such as stalking and cyberstalking. Let’s break down some of those different forms: Criminal Harassment Criminal harassment should not be confused…
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What Qualifies as Domestic Violence in Delaware County?
Domestic violence in Delaware County is defined as one or more of the following acts committed between one family member, household members, or intimate partner against another: Attempting to cause or intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly causing bodily injury, rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, sexual assault, statutory sexual assault, aggravated indecent assault, indecent assault or incest…
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Consequences of a Domestic Violence Charge in PA
The consequences of a domestic violence charge are no laughing matter in Pennsylvania. The mere allegation of domestic violence triggers an emotional response in family, friends, police, prosecutors, and the judicial system. Prosecutors’ offices across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania take a firm stance on domestic violence charges; this stance has a trickle-down effect that reaches…
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