C.C.

BACKGROUND

C.C. and D.V. used to date, and they had two children together. In 2016, custody and visitation orders were issued in a parentage matter, with the parties sharing joint legal and physical custody. In January 2022, C.C. sought a DVRO against D.V. Attached to the request were her declaration and 37 exhibits — consisting of text messages, e-mails, and images — totaling approximately 100 pages. Briefly, she alleged persistent harassment. She said D.V. repeatedly sent her sexually explicit photos and images — including nude images of her, images of his genitals, and images of the two of them having sex — despite her pleas that he stop. She also said he engaged in unwanted sexual touching at custodial exchanges. Finally, she reported ongoing verbal abuse — often in crude and sexual terms — via text message and e-mail. Once, he allegedly texted her a nude image of herself and called her “a horrible fucking human being.” Another time, he texted her she was “Heartless. [¶] Cruel. [¶] Mean [¶] Vindictive.” In an October 2021 e-mail — titled “Shitty human” — he wrote, “You are not a good human being in any way shape or form. Your characteristics are all negative and the way you…