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Trial of Cromwell man who police say threatened judge has ended
Published 3:19 pm EDT, Tuesday, May 5, 2015
MIDDLETOWN >> The last witnesses have been called in the trial of a Cromwell man accused of threatening a family court judge.
The Hartford Courant reports Edward "Ted" Taupier is charged with threatening, disorderly conduct and breach of peace in connection with statements made toward Superior Court Judge Elizabeth Bozzuto in Hartford.
Police say the threats were sent in an email to several people on Aug. 22.
The email sent about Bozzuto described how he planned to enact a fatal attack on the judge from 245 yards away from her bedroom window.
He was charged with first- and second-degree threatening, second-degree harassment, second-degree breaching the peace and two counts of disorderly conduct last August.
During a two-day suppression hearing in early March, Taupier's attorney Rachel Baird argued that, because the warrant used to search Taupier's home was altered after the search was executed, all seized evidence should be inadmissible in court.
One of the recipients forwarded a portion of the threats to a lawyer, who notified authorities. State police launched an investigation.
The defense contends there is no evidence linking Taupier to the email. Taupier chose not to testify in the trial.
The trial came to a close Monday. Closing arguments are scheduled for June 2.
In June 2013, Taupier was accused of voyeurism with malice and disseminating voyeuristic materials after allegedly videotaping naked massages — and perhaps more — with a sexual partner who was unaware she was being videotaped, then uploading the clips to internet porn sites.
He has pleaded not guilty and that case is making its way through the court.
She told Cromwell police that she found video equipment set up around Taupier's home and, when she checked his computer, found two clips of her on it, according to a report.
Both charges he faces in that incident are class D felonies. If convicted of both, Taupier could face up to a decade in prison.
According to Taupier's arrest warrant, he allegedly videotaped the encounters in his own home with hidden cameras.
Editor's note: Middletown Press reports contributed to this story.