FAIRMONT, W.Va. (WCHS) — The woman who accused the self-confessed West Virginia State Police whistleblower of assault asked a judge Monday to drop a protection order against the trooper.

The domestic violence protection order put in place after testimony from the mother of Cpl. Joseph Comer’s children and fellow trooper was dismissed by a Marion County judge Monday.

Vicki Marra originally testified that Comer allegedly grabbed her by the throat during a custody exchange in December. Marra asked the judge on Monday to drop the order because she was no longer in fear of Comer and wanted him to have contact with his young son again.

Eyewitness News has learned Marra allegedly used associates to reach out to Comer, explaining she was encouraged by former West Virginia State Police leadership to fabricate the accusations which led to criminal charges and a domestic violence protection order.

Upon hearing of Marra's confession, Comer's attorney contacted the West Virginia Department of Homeland Security. State Police investigators questioned Marra and sources told Eyewitness News she admitted to those investigators the allegations were false.

“I can tell you the first sergeant that supposedly ordered her to do this and the criminal investigation was in direct communication – and I have texts and emails showing that – with former Col. [Jan] Cahill, former Maj. Finley and the whole line that came down that ordered this criminal complaint and DVP to be filed the night before the hearing,” David Moye, Comer’s attorney, said.

Sources said Marra alleges the officer assigned to her case filled out a criminal complaint and took a photograph introduced as evidence. Marra said the photograph that showed bruises on her neck were intentionally mischaracterized and were not from Comer grabbing her by the throat.

Both Comer and his attorney have continually insisted the targets were part of a smear campaign orchestrated by former State Police administrators who suspected he was the whistleblower outlining numerous alleged instances of criminal activity.

The alleged misdeeds include theft, fraud and the cover-up of a video camera placed inside the West Virginia State Police Academy's women's locker room, along with the subsequent destruction of that camera's video recordings.

Moye said the next step is to go to the Ritchie County Prosecutor’s Office who has not yet dropped the criminal charges against Comer. He said he plans to present the findings from Monday’s court appearance to the prosecutor in hopes of ending the case.