February 25, 2026
Trespassing
Client was a married mother with no record who was believed to be involved in questionable behavior at a message therapy location. The police launched a human trafficking investigation and aggressively raided the location where she was. Police eventually arrested her for trespassing when she returned to the location. Normally, a charge like this could be resolved with a court date or two, but this case took nearly six court dates after a request for a trial. The Commonwealth’s discovery was voluminous. Every statement that was made or could be made had to be screened as the overarching goal was to protect against the seriousness of these allegations. In the end, the Commonwealth chose to dismiss the charge thanks to Attorney Barabino’s advocacy.
RESULT: No Human Trafficking Charge, Dismissed Trespassing.