The case was sealed by a judge in Greenwich last week. It involved incidents where she “knowingly photographed and filmed” three persons, including one minor.
Hadley Palmer is a wealthy Greenwich resident who lives in a seaside house in Belle Haven.
Palmer was originally arrested last year on additional charges, including employing a minor in an obscene performance, a Class A felony, conspiracy to employ a minor in an obscene performance and second-degree child pornography, police said….
Attorneys representing the victims in the case supported the motion to seal the case as well….
In the beginning, the state argued for redacting the documents to protect individuals. But later it said that this was impossible.
It was only the Associated Press that opposed sealing the case. [unsuccessfully] at a Feb. 1 hearing that documents could be redacted and pseudonyms used as in other state court cases involving crimes against children to protect the victims while allowing the public to see the serious nature of the allegations….
This is not possible, but I do believe it. I am hoping that media outlets or public interest groups specializing on open records, will step in and intervene. If necessary, they can appeal to Connecticut Appellate Court which allows for prompt review of such cases. Although I would have loved to, I am too busy with other matters, such as unsealing court records.