SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) – A judge has issued a restraining order against Puerto Rican superstar Ricky Martin, police said Saturday.
The order was signed on Friday and authorities visited a luxury neighborhood in the northern coastal city of Dorado where the singer lives to try to comply with the order, police spokesman Axel Valencia told The Associated Press.
“So far, police have not been able to find him,” Valencia said.
Martin’s publicist did not immediately return a message asking for comments.
It was not immediately known who requested the removal order. Valencia said it could not give further details because the order was filed under Puerto Rico’s domestic violence law.
El Vocero, a Puerto Rican newspaper, said the order states that Martin and the other party left for seven months. The report cites the order saying they separated two months ago, but the petitioner says Martin did not accept the separation and has been seen walking near the petitioner’s house at least three times.
“The petitioner fears for his safety,” El Vocero said, citing the order.
AP did not get a copy of the order.
Valencia said the order prohibits Martin from contacting or calling the person who presented him and that a judge will later determine at a hearing whether the order should be upheld or lifted. He added that orders are usually executed for at least a month.
Valencia noted that the person requesting the removal order did not contact the police, which would have meant that prosecutors would determine if there was sufficient evidence to file complaints. Rather the petition went directly to court.