Legal Question in Sexual Harassment in New Jersey

complaint - summons

My neighbors daughter who is 16 years old who hangs out at the mall with the other young adults aging from 15 – 25 often.

Apparently her and a 23 year old male that’s works and hangs out with that crowd is supposedly to have had an incident were the 16 year girl parents has now filed a complaint summons against the 23 year old that reads, “within the jurisdiction of this court, with purpose to harass another, engage in a course of alarming conduct with purpose to alarm or seriously annoy such other person, specifically by grabbing the complainants the 16 year old girl in a bear hug squeezing and kissing her face.

The 23 year did not know this girl was 16; she told him she was 21.

He also said he did not touch her and she said he did; she said she had witnesses and so did he.

He is summoned to appear before the court to answer the complaint, if he fails to appear on the date a warrant may be issued for his arrest.

Should this young man get him a lawyer?

What will happen to him?

Will they arrest him?

He has neither record nor any parking/tickets or warrants.

He’s not on drugs and works every day.

Please advise if you can.


Asked on 10/06/07, 7:33 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Daniel Cevallos Cevallos & Wong, LLP

Re: complaint - summons

He should talk to a private attorney as soon as possible. He could be facing jail time as well as fines and permanent record. Feel free to call our offices or e-mail me directly.

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Answered on 10/07/07, 1:03 am


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