A Lebanon County judge has granted two protection from abuse orders against Schuylkill County Commissioner George Halcovage Jr.

Judge Robert Eby ruled in Schuylkill County court today in favor of two of the plaintiffs from the federal lawsuit filed against him in the Middle District Court.

The order prohibits Halcovage from having contact with Jane Doe I and Jane Doe II.

The suit was filed by four Schuylkill County women named as Jane Doe, Jane Doe 2, Jane Doe 3 and Jane Doe 4. The women are not identified by name in the suit.

Their names are not provided due “to the extreme hardship such revelation of her identity would cause and the need to protect victims of sexual crimes,” the suit reads.

Glenn Roth, first assistant solicitor; Gary Bender, county administrator; Heidi Zula, human resources director; and Doreen Kutzler, former interim human resources director, are also named as defendants.

The filing alleges that Roth and Bender knew of Halcovage’s actions and failed to act accordingly.

A jury trial is demanded. The women are demanding an amount to be determined at the time of trial plus interest, including but not limited to “all emotional distress and back pay and front pay, punitive damages, liquidated damages, statutory damages, attorneys’ fees, costs, and disbursements of action; and for such other relief as the court deems just and proper.”

The 75-page document graphically details charges, saying Halcovage requested sexual favors and made inappropriate comments.