PRINCETON and WELCH, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A program that allows domestic violence and sexual assault petitioners to remotely seek court protection is expanding to Mercer and McDowell counties.

The Remote Victim Outreach Program, a program supported by the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, provides petitioners in sexual assault and domestic violence cases the option of filing petitions and participating in court hearings remotely, allowing them to avoid direct contact with the other parties in court.

“The Remote Victim Outreach Program is designed to use remote video technology so that victims of domestic violence, stalking, rape or dating violence can seek the protections of the court in a safe, less intimidating setting,” said Chief Justice William R. “Bill” Wooton.

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