Q: I got people saying telling others that I’m watching kids when I’m bmxing in a public park
A guy that doesn’t like me had his wife make a Facebook post about me saying I’m always up at the park hanging out and talking to little kids. And being a creep by bmxing at the park. What can I do to have them stop with this cause I have already been threatened
A: If the latest incident of theirs occurred within 30 days, you can file for a peace order in the District or Circuit Court based on harassment (a persistent pattern of unwanted contact intended to seriously annoy another), but the specific actions may or may not meet the legal standard for harassment. You may want a lawyer to review more of the facts and help you draft the factual basis for that petition. A peace order can be entered for up to 6 months, and violation of its terms is a criminal offense. In order for a court to issue a peace order, the petition must be filed within 30 days of the last act that supports issuance of the order. Alternatively, you can have a lawyer write a cease and desist letter to the people making the posts, and outline the legal actions you may pursue if they do not cease their postings, such as a civil suit seeking damages for defamation of character (libel), a peace order, or other applicable actions. You may also report the postings to Facebook or other social media providers as violations of their terms of service and request that they be removed and the accounts suspended, assuming they meet that criteria.
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