A Miami-Dade judge on Wednesday tossed out key evidence in a computer hacking case against Only Fans model and accused killer Courtney Clenney and her parents, ruling that prosecutors had breached an established legal principle in obtaining it.
In granting the motion to exclude the evidence, the judge sided with one of two demands from the Clenneys and their attorneys. The case was not dismissed, as requested by the defendants. Shearon Cruz said she would go into more detail on her decision during a Friday hearing. State prosecutors Kathleen Hoague and Khalil Quinan left the courtroom quickly and without comment after the ruling. Jude Faccidomo, who represents the Clenneys, urged the state to do so as soon as possible. They targeted our clients Kim and Deborah, for no reason.
Miami-Dade State Attorney Spokesman Ed Griffith released a statement late Wednesday afternoon saying his office was only notified the Clenneys had retained legal counsel after their arrest. Clenney β an OnlyFans model who at one point boasted more than 2 million followers β has been jailed since August after being charged with stabbing her boyfriend Christian Obumseli to death inside their bayfront Miami condo during a moment of rage.
The hacking charges, however, were an unexpected twist in a case that has taken a number of turns the past two years. The arrest warrant says that once access to the iCloud accounts was gained, investigators uncovered more than 4, messages, including conversations between Clenney, her parents and Prieto and Puglisi.
Clenney, now 30, was charged with second-degree murder in the stabbing death of Obumseli after a heated argument in their bayside apartment in April News of the domestic strife between the young globetrotting couple β he was a crypto currency trader, she a popular social media influencer β propelled the story to international headlines.
