Jessica Gonzales: The Temporary Restraining Order

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On May 21st, 1999 Jessica Gonzales filed for and was granted a temporary restraining order against her estranged husband Simon Gonzales. (The state trial court granted the temporary restraining order.) Simon Gonzales was served with the temporary restraining order on June 4th, 1999. A revision of the order took place in the state trial court in which the temporary restraining order was made permanent on June 4th, 1999. The terms of the restraining order stated that Mr. Gonzales was not to be within one hundred feet of the Gonzales family home at any time. In addition to that, the order instructed Mr. Gonzales not to “molest or disturb the peace of (respondent) or of any child.” At approximately seven thirty on the evening of June 22nd, 1999 Jessica Gonzales phone the Police Department of Castle Rock. Mrs. Gonzales said that she believed that her estranged husband had taken the children (three daughters) from their home while they were playing outside (at five to …show more content…

Gonzales was informed by the two officers that nothing was going to (couldn’t) be done as far as the “enforcement” of the temporary restraining order. The two officers further informed Mrs. Gonzales that she should wait until later that evening (ten o’clock) and if the children were not returned home by then to phone the Police Department at that time. A second phone call from Mrs. Gonzales was received by the Castle Rock Police Department at eight thirty that evening. Mrs. Gonzales had just communicated with Mr. Gonzales in which Mr. Gonzales had claimed to be at a nearby amusement park with the three girls. Mrs. Gonzales requested that Mr. Gonzales vehicle be found in the parking lot of the amusement park. She further requested from the Police Department that an ABP (all-points bulletin) be placed on her estranged husband. For the second time Mrs. Gonzales was told that this was not going to happen and to phone the Police Department if the children were not home by ten o’ clock that

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