By Suffolk Reporter |
May 25, 2023
Assemblyman Joe DeStefano (R,C-Medford) attended a press conference in Albany yesterday to support his colleagues’ introduction of Melanie’s Law, allowing courts to issue orders of protection for immediate family members or household members of victims of domestic violence, regardless of age. The press conference was led by Assemblyman Brian A. Cunningham, Sen. Michelle Hinchey, Sen. Rob Rolison, Assemblyman Anil Beephan, and Cheryl Chianese, Melanie’s mother, who joined together to call for the law’s immediate passage.Melanie Chianese’s life was tragically taken by her...