Man Arrested After Google Plus Sends Invitation To Ex

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Man Arrested After Google Plus Sends Invitation To Ex Who Had Restraining Order

He may have had a restraining order against him, but the invitation was not sent on purpose. They should have used better common sense before locking him up.

According to Salem News:

Prosecutors say Thomas Gagnon violated a restraining order by sending his former girlfriend an invitation to join his Google Plus circle.

But Gagnon’s attorney says his client has no idea how the woman he once planned to marry — popping the question with a $4,000 ring earlier this month — got such an invitation, suggesting that it might have been sent by a robot.

A Salem District Court judge yesterday admitted he wasn’t sure exactly how such invitations work on Google’s social media site, but he set bail for Gagnon, 32, at $500 and ordered him to stay away from the woman’s home and obey the restraining order she took out on Monday.

Gagnon’s attorney, Neil Hourihan, called the complaint “absolutely unfounded.”

Hourihan told Judge Robert Brennan that earlier this month, on a Friday, his client had given the woman a diamond engagement ring, and that the following day she broke up with him. A few days later she went to court to obtain a restraining order barring him from any contact with her.

Hourihan suggested that unlike Facebook, which requires users to select potential friends, he believes Google Plus generates invitations for “anyone you’ve ever contacted.”

It’s not clear from court papers whether the ring has been returned to Gagnon.

A status hearing in the case is set for Feb. 6.

Do you think the Judge made the wrong call? Or should buddy be firing his attorney for failing to get Google Plus to take the fall?

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