DEDHAM – Aiden Kearney, the controversial blogger who grew to become an advocate within the Karen Read homicide case, is now behind bars.
A choose revoked bail Tuesday for Kearney, who goes by Turtleboy on-line. He was again in courtroom going through expenses of assault and battery and witness intimidation.
Prosecutors stated that on Saturday, Kearney went to his ex-girlfriend’s home, demanded to see her cellphone, then shoved her throughout a confrontation.
“We’re simply shocked and disgusted that that is the ruling and we’ll do all the pieces we are able to to battle it,” stated protection lawyer Tim Bradl.
Prosecutor Kenneth Mello stated the sufferer was beforehand in a romantic relationship with Kearney and that she is a witness in a grand jury investigation. That identical grand jury indicted Kearney on a number of expenses.
Prosecutors say on Saturday, December 23, Kearny went to his ex-girlfriend’s home, demanded to see her cellphone, after which, throughout a confrontation, he shoved her.
In courtroom on Tuesday, the choose allowed Kearney’s lawyer to play a recording of a dialog the 2 had that day, and prosecutors allege that’s when she was pushed.
The protection stated that’s not what occurred.
Outside of courtroom, phrases have been exchanged between Turtleboy supporters and people who really feel empathy for the sufferer.
“I believed the costs as we speak have been one other try and silence him. It looks as if for the final couple of months they have been doing all the pieces they’ll to weaponize the legislation to make use of it in opposition to him and hold him quiet,” stated Turtleboy supporter Brad Goldstein.
“Men who use violence in opposition to girls to silence them and intimidate them are the worst dregs of our society,” stated Grant Smith Ellis, an unbiased journalist.
Kearney pleaded not responsible to the brand new expenses. He was already underneath indictment for expenses associated to witness intimidation within the Karen Read case. He might be held in jail for as much as 90 days.
Read is accused of killing her boyfriend, Boston Police officer John O’Keefe.
