Congresswoman Katie Porter was granted a five-year restraining order against her ex-boyfriend, Julian Willis, after alleging years of harassment and threats.
Rep. Katie Porter will return to teaching at UC Irvine School of Law in 2025, the school announced, after she finishes her congressional term. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)was granted a five-year restraining order against an ex-boyfriend on Tuesday, Dec. 17, after a judge agreed that she had been targeted with harassment and threats the congresswoman has described as harming her relationship with her family and her professional reputation.
Orange County Superior Court Judge Elia Naqvi agreed that Porter had received “harassing” emails and texts from Julian Willis, Porter’s ex-boyfriend. The judge added that she found it “very concerning” that Willis had allegedly violated Willis did not show up for the hearing, though Judge Naqvi confirmed that Willis had been properly notified about it ahead of time. Willis did not immediately respond to a request for comment.Double killing in downtown San Diego highlights limits of restraining orders as protective tools The order, which is in force for five years but is legally referred to as a permanent restraining order, mandates that Willis stop contacting Porter and her children, and that he stay away from her. According to Porter’s attorney, Willis is currently living in New Jersey. Porter, 50, has alleged in court filings that Willis subjected her to “psychological abuse” and “three months of ongoing threats and harassment.” Between late August and late November, Porter alleged that Willis, 55, sent her more than 1,000 text messages and emails, despite her telling him to stop and blocking his texts. Porter in her initial request for a restraining order wrote that Willis’ “struggles with mental health and substance abuse have created an unsafe and unpredictable situation for me, my children, my family and my work colleagues.” The congresswoman has also accused Willis of trying to extort her by spreading false information to family, journalists and co-worker
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