The mayor of Brockton, Moises Rodrigues, has been charged with one count of assault and battery, the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office confirmed to NewsCenter 5 Tuesday. The charges come just weeks after a judge terminated a harassment order filed by a juvenile Brockton High School student, who accused Rodrigues of touching her waist and shoulder during an incident at the Huntington Day Parade. It is unclear if the charges filed against Rodrigues are connected to the incident involving the student.The Plymouth District Attorney’s Office confirmed that it would not be able to discuss the charges against Rodrigues before a soon-to-be-scheduled hearing. “He was very close to me, made me very uncomfortable, his face was close to mine and he was kind of nudging me in a way that hold me closer to him,” the victim said, while testifying during a court hearing in June. “I remember trying to pull away, moving to my left and just feeling him kind of nudge me.”Rodrigues, who also testified during the same hearing, said that the physical interaction was cultural on his part. He admitted that he felt awful for making the student feel uncomfortable. He said that he tried to apologize through her teachers after the event. The victim is not being identified due to her age. She asked the court to extend a harassment prevention order against the mayor, which a judge later terminated.According to the Plymouth District Attorney’s Office, the office is awaiting the scheduling of a hearing to be held on the charges against Rodrigues.

BROCKTON, Mass. —

The mayor of Brockton, Moises Rodrigues, has been charged with one count of assault and battery, the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office confirmed to NewsCenter 5 Tuesday.

The charges come just weeks after a judge terminated a harassment order filed by a juvenile Brockton High School student, who accused Rodrigues of touching her waist and shoulder during an incident at the Huntington Day Parade.

It is unclear if the charges filed against Rodrigues are connected to the incident involving the student.

The Plymouth District Attorney’s Office confirmed that it would not be able to discuss the charges against Rodrigues before a soon-to-be-scheduled hearing.

“He was very close to me, made me very uncomfortable, his face was close to mine and he was kind of nudging me in a way that hold me closer to him,” the victim said, while testifying during a court hearing in June. “I remember trying to pull away, moving to my left and just feeling him kind of nudge me.”

Rodrigues, who also testified during the same hearing, said that the physical interaction was cultural on his part. He admitted that he felt awful for making the student feel uncomfortable. He said that he tried to apologize through her teachers after the event.

The victim is not being identified due to her age. She asked the court to extend a harassment prevention order against the mayor, which a judge later terminated.

According to the Plymouth District Attorney’s Office, the office is awaiting the scheduling of a hearing to be held on the charges against Rodrigues.