A Puerto Rican judge has issued a restraining order against singer Ricky Martin.
The order was signed on Friday, and authorities visited an upscale neighborhood in the north coastal town of Dorado where Martin lives to try to serve the order, police spokesman Axel Valencia told The Associated Press.
"Up until now, police haven't been able to find him," Valencia said.
It was not immediately known who requested the restraining order. Valencia said he could not provide further details because the order was filed under Puerto Rico’s domestic violence law.
El Vocero, a Puerto Rico newspaper, said the order states that Martin and the other party dated for seven months.
The report quotes the order as sying they broke up two months ago, but the petitioner says Martin did not accept the separation and has been seen loitering near the petitioner’s house at least three times.
"The petitioner fears for his safety," El Vocero quoted the order as saying.
Valencia said that the order prohibits Martin from contacting or calling the person who filed it and that a judge will later determine at a hearing whether the order should remain in place or be lifted. He added that usually orders are implemented for at least a month.
