CT - Kent Mawhinney, 54, South Windsor, 21 Jan 2019 *Charged in connection to the disappearance of Jennifer Dulos*

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Mawhinney is a founding member of the Bloomfield law firm of Markowitz & Mawhinney, according to the firm website. Mawhinney is accused of rape in his hometown of South Windsor on January 21, 2019, court records show.

Kent Douglas Mawhinney, 54, is charged with sexual assault in a spousal or cohabiting relationship, second-degree unlawful restraint, and disorderly conduct.

He is accused of committing those crimes Jan. 21 and was arrested that same day, according to the records, which show that he is free on $5,000 bond.

Mawhinney’s case has been transferred from Manchester Superior Court to the section of Hartford Superior Court that handles the region’s most serious criminal cases.

Connecticut’s law on sexual assault in a spousal or cohabiting relationship prohibits anyone from compelling the person’s spouse or live-in companion to engage in any act that the law defines as sexual intercourse through the use or threat of force.

The crime carries a mandatory minimum sentence of two years in prison and a maximum of 20 years.

Mawhinney was originally charged with second-degree sexual assault rather than the current charge, according to a news release issued by South Windsor police shortly after he was arrested.

That information comes from a report by South Windsor police Officer Edmund J. Klein that police gave the Journal Inquirer in response to a freedom-of-information request. Police had initially denied a reporter’s request for the report.

Lawyer accused of spousal rape in South Windsor

Lawyer in SWindsor spousal rape case says woman consented

https://www.jud2.ct.gov/crdockets/C...ding&Key=7da52b5f-2d46-481c-9563-8b26adf99829
 
@sleuth66:

Think about this timeline:

"The wife, who is not identified in court papers, initially met with Dulos at Max’s Oyster Bar in West Hartford on May 19, but after telling Dulos she would not meet with Mawhinney unless their lawyers were present, Dulos abruptly paid the bill and left, according to the warrant. On May 20, Dulos called the wife again, telling her Mawhinney was willing to meet with their lawyers present. On May 21, Dulos called again to set up a meeting, but the woman told him she had talked to her lawyer and did not want to have any contact with her husband, the warrant says."


Warrant: Man under order to avoid contact with estranged wife arrested after Fotis Dulos reaches out to her

May 19: FD meets with Mawhinney wife at Oyster bar
May 20: FD calls Mawhinney wife trying to get her to meet up
May 21: FD again calls Mawhinney wife to try to get her to meet
May 22: FD down in NC dinner with kids at JD's house (mentions DNA to visitation supervisor)
May 23: FD and MT dinner party at 4 JC (who were the guests? planned guests? Was Mawhinney present/invited? Was his wife planned for/invited??)
May 24 morning: JD disappears
 
“At one point, she said, Mawhinney put his hands around her neck and squeezed, hurting her but not cutting off her oxygen, before she pushed him off her.
Klein reported that he and another officer saw a dark discoloration on the woman’s neck consistent with a bruise. But Mawhinney isn’t charged under any of Connecticut’s strangulation statutes, all of which require that the offender impede the victim’s ability to breathe or restrict the victim’s blood circulation."
Lawyer in SWindsor spousal rape case says woman consented

"She said victims who have been choked once are 750 percent more likely to be killed by their abusers, and that choking is considered a strong predictor of homicide."
Expert: Choking strongly predicts homicide

"Strangulation inhabits a category all its own in domestic violence as a marker of lethality. A kick, a punch, a slap, a bite — none of these, though terrible, portend homicide like strangulation does."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outl...ory.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.8fe16f247bbe
 
kimch33kim said:
I think it’s important to note that it took that woman 2 weeks before she came out to police about the weird phone calls and meeting with FD. If everyone in CT saw news or heard about JD missing and you called and met with that missing persons husband wouldn’t you think she would have contacted police earlier
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The victim in the case no doubt had personal reasons for taking time after the event before speaking with LE. Trauma is handled differently and there is no clear 'right' or 'wrong' in terms of how events should unfold IMO. The circumstances of the meeting with FD could have been interpreted as being threatening and the victim could have been fearful IMO. Frankly I wonder why FD seemed so vested in resolving this entire marital situation? FD the great mediator in divorce court? I just don't see it IMO. Wonder what it was though that motivated him to attempt to intervene in a matter that on the surface had zero to do with him?

It is also unclear if the victim was still living in the house with the Defendant as well at the time that the meetings with FD occurred. The victim was dealing with alot at the time this event happened in terms of contentious divorce, custody battle, and FD imposing himself on her life with motives that are not immediately clear to us but might have frankly frightened her immensely IMO. All this happened to her while it appears she was still living with her STBX as it doesn't appear that either party vacated their shared residence during the divorce proceedings. Can you imagine dealing with everything that is going on and still having to see the person that is the other 1/2 of this legal battle every day?

MOO
 
New documents filed over the past few days in the divorce action but there is a reference in the documenting listing to Fotis Dulos/FD. Could this be related to the events detailed in the HC article yesterday?

144.00 07/25/2019 P MOTION FOR ORDERS BEFORE JUDGMENT - PENDENTE LITE
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Motion for Return of Personal Property Pendente Lite
145.00 07/26/2019 D NOTICE
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Notice of Request to Produce at Hearing
146.00 07/31/2019 D RETURN OF SERVICE
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re: Fotis Dulos
147.00 07/31/2019 P AGREEMENT
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148.00 07/31/2019 P MOTION FOR CLARIFICATION-COURT ORDER
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http://civilinquiry.jud.ct.gov/CaseDetail/PublicCaseDetail.aspx?DocketNo=HHDFA196105839S
 
Lawyer in SWindsor spousal rape case says woman consented

Quotes from article:
"But the lawyer, Kent Douglas Mawhinney, 53, declined to give police a written, sworn statement on the incident, in which he said she came to his room naked, then invited him to the master bedroom, where he said they had consensual sexual intercourse twice".

"That information comes from a report by South Windsor police Officer Edmund J. Klein that police gave the Journal Inquirer on Tuesday in response to a freedom-of-information request. Police had initially denied a reporter’s request for the report."

"State law prohibits officials from disclosing the name or address of a sexual assault victim or “such other identifying information pertaining to such victim as determined by the court.”

"South Windsor police Lt. Richard M. Watrous Jr. said in the email disclosing the report that police had consulted with Hartford Superior Court prosecutor Sharmese Hodge, who reported that “the court is not inclined to issue a court order barring the release of this case report at this time.” [BBM] What is up with this???? MOO

"The woman “looked visibly upset” when she reported the sexual assaults on the morning of Monday, Jan. 21, at the South Windsor police station, Klein reported. The officer reported that the woman told him the following:

"She said Mawhinney was divorcing her and they permanently sleep in separate rooms, but he had been sexually aggressive toward her over the previous two nights".

"At one point, she said, Mawhinney put his hands around her neck and squeezed, hurting her but not cutting off her oxygen, before she pushed him off her".

"Klein reported that he and another officer saw a dark discoloration on the woman’s neck consistent with a bruise. But Mawhinney isn’t charged under any of Connecticut’s strangulation statutes, all of which require that the offender impede the victim’s ability to breathe or restrict the victim’s blood circulation". [BBM]

He is free on $5,000 bond [BBM] while facing charges of sexual assault in a spousal or cohabiting relationship, second-degree unlawful restraint, and disorderly conduct.

Note: What is up with $5,000 bond for sexual assault??? MOO
 
FD as marriage whisperer:

Dulos part of local lawyer’s case; Cops say Mawhinney used him in attempt to contact wife

Quotes from article:
"Records in the new case list Mawhinney’s address as xxxxxx Manchester. He is listed in the rape case as living on xxxx South Windsor, but he had to vacate that home because of his wife’s accusations and the subsequent protective order".

"Johnson reported that Mawhinney’s wife told the state police detective on June 27 that she feared for her safety".

“She reported that she believed it was suspicious that Dulos had such a sudden vested interest in her relationship with Mawhinney,” the officer wrote. “She stated that she felt she was being ‘baited’ and was uncomfortable with the fact that Dulos kept inviting her back to his residence.

“She stated that she believed Dulos was ‘indebted’ to Mawhinney and that she believed Dulos was working on behalf of Mawhinney to get rid of her,” Johnson continued. “She stated that she believed that Mawhinney wanted her dead.”

"Mawhinney’s wife told police that Dulos contacted her May 16 to say Mawhinney had told him that he loved her and wanted her back. She said Dulos passed on three conditions her husband had set, including that they figure out the “legal mess” and that they take a vacation together to reconnect". [BBM]

"She said she asked Dulos to convey five conditions of her own, including that she wanted respect, wanted Mawhinney to go to Alcoholics Anonymous and get counseling, and wanted him to finance the resolution".

"She reported that Dulos called her back to say Mawhinney agreed to her conditions and wanted the three of them to meet. But the meeting never happened after her lawyers advised against it".

His 3 conditions were a pretty good tip off that the meeting was not the greatest of ideas. Surprised that FD master negotiater didn't come up with something a bit more subtle! But it looks like KM and FD were in a hurry to patch things up with STBX. I'm scratching my head and wonder what does she know and why is she valuable to whatever scheme they might have had cooked up?

I really wonder where he planned to take his STBX on 'vacation' so they could 'reconnect'? Cruise ship with a balcony, mountain climbing, Greece perhaps?

It at least sounds like victims atty's protected her from herself and she listened to her gut to stay AWAY from 4JX! Hope the victim gets the support and counseling she needs as the DV through this sad story looks to have been awful.
MOO
 
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