A Jenkins Township man has been charged with violating a protection from abuse order by “liking” photos on his ex-girlfriend’s Facebook page.
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The Pittston resident says Bellanco has been harassing her and her friends, even threatening to shoot her knee cap to watch her suffer. A judge granted the order protecting Holland from Bellanco on August 4, barring him from any contact with her, but that apparently didn’t stop him from breaking it soon after online.
Police is Pittston arrested Bellanco after Holland said he liked at least 22 photos on her Facebook page. Officers asked him what he was doing there and he said he was just coming from his home, which officers say was nowhere near there. She went outside city hall to speak with a family member, then came back inside and told police that Bellanco was in the area. According to the Citizens Voice, Bellanco told police he didn’t know liking photos on Facebook constituted a violation of the restraining order. Yesterday, he was arraigned on a contempt of court charge for his social-media activities and let go on $5,000 unsecured bail.
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According to the Times Leader, 26-year-old Justin Bellanco violated a no-contact restraining order when he showed his approval of almost two dozen posts by 24-year-old April Holland. The PFA against Holland expired in April 2015.
