http://m.espn.go.com/ncb/story?storyId=7345535
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Minnesota forward Trevor Mbakwe has pleaded guilty to violating a harassment restraining order.
Mbakwe appeared on crutches Monday before Ramsey County Judge Judith Tilsen. He was the Gophers' top scorer and rebounder before a knee injury ended his season last month.
Mbakwe admitted sending a Facebook message to an ex-girlfriend last January. Attorney Laura Nolen says he thought the order expired after one year, but it actually was for two years.
He was sentenced to the one day he spent in jail and fined $300. Conditions of his one-year probation include no contact with the woman and an anger management class if officials recommend it. Nolen says she'll seek to get the misdemeanor charge dismissed after his probation ends.
She says Mbakwe is relieved to put this behind him.
not much news. just finishing up last years problems for good.
Quote from: AnotherMU84 on December 12, 2011, 06:30:27 PM
http://m.espn.go.com/ncb/story?storyId=7345535Mbakwe admitted sending a Facebook message to an ex-girlfriend last January. Attorney Laura Nolen says he thought the order expired after one year, but it actually was for two years.
Isn't the purpose of a restraining order, on top of keeping one person away from the other, but to also be sort of a rehab from that person. With the basic idea that you essentially forget about them. I find it interesting that, even if he thought the order was for 1 year, why when that year is over, would he look to contact her again? This just tells me that after the second year of the order is completed, he is going to contact her again. Why dont they just make these orders be indefinite?