The defendant, Henry Fickling, appeals from his conviction of violating an abuse prevention order, G. L. c. 209A, § 7, based on his presence in the library of Springfield Technical Community College (STCC). The victim and the defendant were involved in a six-year relationship that ended in 1996. The victim obtained an abuse prevention order that was made permanent in 2011. This order expressly states, without qualification, that the defendant is "ordered to stay away from the plaintiff's workplace located at STCC library, One Armory Square."

Based on the evidence presented at trial, the jury were warranted in finding that on April 28, 2015, the defendant was inside the library, sitting at one of the public computers. On that day, the victim, who obtained the restraining order and who was employed by the library, was in Hartford, Connecticut, visiting her severely ill sister. Shawn DeJong, chief of campus police, was informed that the defendant was inside the library in violation of an abuse prevention order. Chief DeJong responded to the library building, located the defendant, escorted the defendant from the building, and placed him under arrest. The defendant was informed that he was being arrested because he was in a location where he was not permitted to be under the terms of the abuse prevention order. A copy of the permanent abuse prevention order was admitted in evidence.

The defendant testified at trial that after his relationship with the victim ended, an abuse prevention order issued against him. On direct examination, he testified that his understanding of the order was that he was not permitted to contact the victim, and to stay away from the library while the victim was at work. On the day in question, at approximately 2 P . M ., the defendant was on the campus of STCC as he was attempting to re-enroll to complete the course of studies he began in 1996. He acknowledged that he had filed a motion to modify the abuse prevention order and that his motion was scheduled to be heard at 9 A . M . that day, but by mistake his social worker told him he had a morning doctor's appointment. After missing the court hearing, he decided to go to STCC to address an outstanding bill. He testified that he went to the financial aid office across the street from the library and was informed that he had to check his financial aid status on the school's Web site. He decided to go to the library to use the free computers. He also testified that he assumed the victim would not be working at the library that day but instead would be in court for the scheduled hearing.

On cross-examination, the defendant admitted that he received a copy of the abuse prevention order on December 11, 2011. When pressed about its terms, the defendant indicated that he was ordered not to contact the victim, but understood he was to stay away from the library only when she was working there.

On appeal, the defendant does not challenge whether the evidence presented by the Commonwealth was sufficient to support the jury's verdict. Furthermore, the defendant does not challenge the judge's basic instruction in which he explained the four elements that the Commonwealth is required to prove to establish a violation of G. L. c. 209A, § 7.2 Instead, the defendant cites Commonwealth v. Collier, 427 Mass. 385 (1998), and argues that the judge erred by not instructing the jury on the defense of accidental or incidental contact. In Collier, the Supreme Judicial Court reiterated its holding in Commonwealth v. Delaney, 425 Mass. 587, 595-597 (1997), that to prove a violation of G. L. c. 209A, § 7, the Commonwealth is not required to prove that the defendant intended to violate the order. See Collier, supra at 388. In Collier, the court also explained that when the crime in question involves an act that the defendant is prohibited from doing, the Commonwealth must prove that the defendant intended to do the act that constitutes the crime.3 See ibr.US_Case_Law.Schema.Case_Body:v1">id. at 389. However, this was not a case in which there was a factual dispute over whether the defendant intended to enter the library. The only evidence before the jury was that the defendant entered the library on the day in question voluntarily and not under duress or by accident.4 The defendant also seeks to draw support from Commonwealth v. Shea, 467 Mass. 788, 794 (2014), arguing that even if an abuse prevention order forbids a person to be in a specific location, if he is there for a lawful purpose he would be excused from all but nonincidental contact with the victim. Setting aside the fact that the defendant did not raise this issue below, nothing in the Shea case supports the defendant's argument. The defense of mistaken or accidental contact arises in connection with an alleged violation of the no-contact provision of an abuse prevention order. In this case, the defendant was charged with violating the provision of the order that stated he must "stay away from the plaintiff's workplace located at STCC library, One Armory Square." The only intent requirement that the Commonwealth was required to prove was that the defendant intended to enter the library on the day in question.

Judgment affirmed.