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Lady has a history of making trouble for people, she was on parole for it at the time of the incident. Since she has no property or family here they consider her a flight risk.
Peanut Island is a popular hangout...it's not rare to see women without tops esp now that it's not illegal. However, being a family spot as well most keep this amongt secluded areas or near their boats rather than the beach.
Story:
No bail for woman accused of taping judge
By SUSAN SPENCER-WENDEL
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
Thursday, September 20, 2007
DELRAY BEACH ? A woman accused of illegally taping Circuit Judge Richard Wennet talking about breasts and posting it on YouTube has spent 42 days in jail since her arrest on the charges.
And a judge Wednesday ruled that is where Julie A. Domotor shall remain.
County Judge Steven Deluca of Broward County denied granting the 41-year-old bail, citing the fact it was her second violation of probation on another misdemeanor case. Domotor was on probation for a criminal mischief case when she was arrested last month after Wennet learned of his YouTube appearance. Deluca also cited the fact that Domotor has no family or property to tie her to Palm Beach County in denying her bail.
Domotor testified at the bail hearing that she feared being in jail because an ex-boyfriend who was abusive to her has a father who works at the jail. She said that she was not a flight risk nor threat to anyone. Domotor testified she had no ill will toward Wennet, that they were an intimate couple years ago. "I did not know we had an adversarial relationship," she said.
In addition to her violation of probation case, Domotor faces felony charges of unlawful interception and disclosure of communications, crimes rarely prosecuted in Palm Beach County, attorneys say.
The video shows Wennet on a weekend outing at Peanut Island, in a crowd of people in bikinis and board shorts. It appears to be taken surreptitiously, shot at the hip, not focussed on his face. In the 41/2-minute clip, Wennet is baited by a woman to comment on a topless woman not in the frame. Wennet talks of the "nice breasticals" and how he appreciates the joys of reconstructive surgery. Twice he jokes, "Where is law enforcement when you need them?"
The video is no longer posted on YouTube.
Domotor, a former U.S. Marine, was arrested Aug. 2 at work at an online travel agency in Delray Beach and was bonded out of jail. Then came the violation of probation charge and a trip back.
The law gives judges discretion to hold a person "no-bond" for violating probation, attorneys say.
Domotor was serving a year of probation after pleading guilty to criminal mischief in January. In that case, she was accused of slashing the convertible top on a boyfriend's Jeep.
At the bail hearing Wednesday, her defense attorney, Richard Keith Alan II, questioned the detective who arrested Domotor. Alan asked about statements the detective made to Domotor, including saying she was playing a "tough girl."
Deluca wondered aloud the reason for that line of questioning.
"It suggests a level of animus that shouldn't be there," Alan said.
Wennet, who is divorced, is a circuit criminal judge presiding over felonies such as murder and drug cases. He presided over the murder case against Nathaniel Brazill, the student who shot teacher Barry Grunow, sentencing the teen to 28 years in prison.
Because of his role in local criminal justice circles, the governor appointed the Broward County judge and a prosecutor from the Treasure Coast, Assistant State Attorney Erin Kirkwood. An assistant public defender from Palm Beach County, though, Cherry Grant, is expected to represent Domotor in the felony case.
It is illegal in the state of Florida to record a person's voice without the person's knowledge and consent, but the law says there must be a reasonable expectation of privacy. The expectation of privacy while partying on Peanut Island could come into question.
Peanut Island is a popular hangout...it's not rare to see women without tops esp now that it's not illegal. However, being a family spot as well most keep this amongt secluded areas or near their boats rather than the beach.
Story:
No bail for woman accused of taping judge
By SUSAN SPENCER-WENDEL
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
Thursday, September 20, 2007
DELRAY BEACH ? A woman accused of illegally taping Circuit Judge Richard Wennet talking about breasts and posting it on YouTube has spent 42 days in jail since her arrest on the charges.
And a judge Wednesday ruled that is where Julie A. Domotor shall remain.
County Judge Steven Deluca of Broward County denied granting the 41-year-old bail, citing the fact it was her second violation of probation on another misdemeanor case. Domotor was on probation for a criminal mischief case when she was arrested last month after Wennet learned of his YouTube appearance. Deluca also cited the fact that Domotor has no family or property to tie her to Palm Beach County in denying her bail.
Domotor testified at the bail hearing that she feared being in jail because an ex-boyfriend who was abusive to her has a father who works at the jail. She said that she was not a flight risk nor threat to anyone. Domotor testified she had no ill will toward Wennet, that they were an intimate couple years ago. "I did not know we had an adversarial relationship," she said.
In addition to her violation of probation case, Domotor faces felony charges of unlawful interception and disclosure of communications, crimes rarely prosecuted in Palm Beach County, attorneys say.
The video shows Wennet on a weekend outing at Peanut Island, in a crowd of people in bikinis and board shorts. It appears to be taken surreptitiously, shot at the hip, not focussed on his face. In the 41/2-minute clip, Wennet is baited by a woman to comment on a topless woman not in the frame. Wennet talks of the "nice breasticals" and how he appreciates the joys of reconstructive surgery. Twice he jokes, "Where is law enforcement when you need them?"
The video is no longer posted on YouTube.
Domotor, a former U.S. Marine, was arrested Aug. 2 at work at an online travel agency in Delray Beach and was bonded out of jail. Then came the violation of probation charge and a trip back.
The law gives judges discretion to hold a person "no-bond" for violating probation, attorneys say.
Domotor was serving a year of probation after pleading guilty to criminal mischief in January. In that case, she was accused of slashing the convertible top on a boyfriend's Jeep.
At the bail hearing Wednesday, her defense attorney, Richard Keith Alan II, questioned the detective who arrested Domotor. Alan asked about statements the detective made to Domotor, including saying she was playing a "tough girl."
Deluca wondered aloud the reason for that line of questioning.
"It suggests a level of animus that shouldn't be there," Alan said.
Wennet, who is divorced, is a circuit criminal judge presiding over felonies such as murder and drug cases. He presided over the murder case against Nathaniel Brazill, the student who shot teacher Barry Grunow, sentencing the teen to 28 years in prison.
Because of his role in local criminal justice circles, the governor appointed the Broward County judge and a prosecutor from the Treasure Coast, Assistant State Attorney Erin Kirkwood. An assistant public defender from Palm Beach County, though, Cherry Grant, is expected to represent Domotor in the felony case.
It is illegal in the state of Florida to record a person's voice without the person's knowledge and consent, but the law says there must be a reasonable expectation of privacy. The expectation of privacy while partying on Peanut Island could come into question.
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