A man prohibited under an order of protection from contacting his ex-girlfriend may be charged with contempt for asking to follow her Instagram page, a judge ruled.
Manhattan Criminal Court Judge Steven Statsinger denied a motion by defendant Nicholas Lemons to dismiss as facially insufficient a second-degree criminal contempt charge based on Lemons’ alleged attempt to contact the woman through Instagram.
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