Lawmaker’s restraining order extended

lawyers moved to block her testimony. They characterized her accusations as “the vengeful words of a former lover with an agenda.”

Ms. Toohil, they wrote, wanted to punish Mr. Miccarelli because she believed he was responsible for circulating an embarrassing 2013 YouTube video featuring old images of her at a table with a bong and what appears to be marijuana.

In any case, the parties agreed on a protection order lasting for the maximum term.

Bradford County Senior Judge Jeff Smith announced the agreement.

Neither Ms. Toohil nor Mr. Miccarelli testified Thursday, instead spending hours with the lawyers who negotiated the agreement.

“I feel vindicated,” Mr. Miccarelli said after the proceedings. “I look forward to going back to the Capitol. I’m just happy to be going back to work.”

“I don’t know on what planet that would seem to be a vindication,” said Ms. Toohil’s lawyer, Jarrett Ferentino. “Here’s how this works: No one is above the law, not even the men and women who make the law.”

Ms. Toohil and the other woman leveled the abuse accusations against Mr. Miccarelli in a confidential complaint filed early last month with top House lawyers, who launched an investigation. That inquiry was completed this week. The results were not made public, but a spokesman for House Republican leaders said the findings were being referred to Dauphin County prosecutors.

Dauphin County District Attorney Fran Chardo has begun a criminal investigation into the allegations. GOP leaders this month called on Mr. Miccarelli to resign; he has said he will not.