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Domestic Violence Reported on College Campus

By Lependorf & Silverstein

A Montclair State University student has been arrested on suspicion of false imprisonment under the domestic violence statute. According to a report, the arrest was made on campus. Police have stated that they are seeing an increase in domestic violence cases on college campuses. This particular incident is still being investigated. According to New Jersey Statute 2C:13-3: "A person commits a disorderly persons offense if he knowingly restrains another unlawfully so as to interfere substantially with his liberty." In such cases, the prosecution will have to prove that the defendant knowingly held the victim against his or her will. If an incident in question took place as a result of a misunderstanding, the charges must be dropped. Domestic abuse charges such as false imprisonment are serious crimes that carry potentially life-changing consequences...continue to full post

Full post as published by New Jersey Criminal Defense Blog on December 28, 2010 (boomark / email).