UFC legend B.J. Penn will
have to be at least 100 feet away from his mother — or 100 yards
from her work or residence — for the next 180 days.
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According to a report from MMAFighting.com, Judge Jeffrey Ng approved a
temporary restraining order
filed by Lorraine Shin on Tuesday. Shin claims that she has
been subject to “extreme psychological abuse” from Penn, who has
allegedly taken her personal belongings, stolen her mail, attempted
to remove security cameras from her home and tried to prevent her
from calling the police.
Penn, who was
arrested twice this week for abuse of a family or household
member, must appear in court on June 10 for a full hearing on the
restraining order. As part of the restraining order, he is not
allowed to “threaten, physically abuse or psychologically abuse”
his mother. Additionally, Penn cannot “contact, write, telephone or
otherwise electronically contact” Shin mother or anyone living with
her. If Penn violates any of those conditions — as well as the
aforementioned distance restrictions — he will be subject to a
$1,000 fine and up to one year in jail.
Penn recently claimed on social media that his family members have
been killed and replaced by imposters. Shin believes her son
suffers from Caprgas delusional syndrome, a psychiatric disorder in
which a person holds a delusion that a friend, spouse, parent,
other close family member has been replaced by an identical
imposter. As part of the restraining order, Shin has requested that
Penn received medical treatment or therapy.
A former champion at both lightweight and welterweight, Penn hasn’t
fought since May 2019, when he lost a unanimous decision to
Clay
Guida at UFC 237. He exited the UFC on a seven-fight losing
streak.