Can somebody explain the difference between these media reports:

"But it’s not that the magistrate found that Mr. Byron’s comments defamed his wife, Toronto-based media and defamation lawyer Michael C. Smith says, but rather that they were in violation of the broad terms of the protection order, which had been issued after Mr. Byron was found guilty in June of civil domestic violence." http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/the-hot-button/venting-on-facebook-lands-us-man-an-unusual-sentence/article2348127/

"Mark and Elizabeth Byron had a son in July 2010, but their marriage soon became troubled. She accused him of verbally abusing her, threatening her with his fist and threatening to “end” her life. While Mark Byron, an Over-the-Rhine photographer who has worked freelance assignments for The Enquirer, was exonerated of criminal allegations, a civil protective order was issued instructing him to stay away from his wife."

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20120222/NEWS/302220184