By Suffolk Reporter |
Feb 29, 2024
Assemblyman Ed Flood (R,C-Port Jefferson) attended a press conference to advocate for “Melanie’s Law” (A.6026/S.6288), a measure that would extend orders of protection for family members beyond the individuals named in them and to minors in the family, regardless of their age.Melanie Chianese was a resident of Wappinger, New York when her life was tragically taken by her mother's ex-boyfriend while he was under supervised release pending sentence, later pleading guilty to a domestic violence felony. Because Melanie did not have a direct relationship with the perpetrator,...