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Prosecutor admits to accessing databases to spy on romantic rival
A Connecticut state prosecutor admitted Monday in Middletown superior court in Connecticut to accessing two protected computer databases to get information about a woman with whom her husband got involved while struggling with his mental health. (Image from Shutterstock)
A Connecticut state prosecutor admitted Monday in Middletown superior court in Connecticut to accessing two protected computer databases to get information about a woman with whom her husband got involved while struggling with his mental health.
Connecticut Superior Court Judge Walter A. Menjivar granted a diversionary program to Christa Baker, also known as Christa O’Connell, on two computer crime charges. Menjivar told Baker that she had nine months to successfully complete the program, and if she did, the case against her would be dismissed in March 2027, according to a story by the New Haven Register.
The judge also dropped a harassment charge involving Baker and the other woman.
During the hearing, Baker, a prosecutor since 2006, said, “Suffering causes people to make mistakes,” according to a story by Law360.
“This has destroyed my family, and if I could take it all back, I would,” she said.
Baker also said she was trying to protect her family, and that she had asked the woman to leave her family alone, according to the New Haven Register.
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