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[One witness], who previously spoke to The Daily Beast about how shocked and threatened she felt, declined to comment on her interactions with the prosecutor’s office. In July, she received a letter from attorneys representing the judge that suggested he might be suing her personally for speaking out about what happened.
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When The Daily Beast first spoke to [the judge] in March, the judge immediately professed that nothing of the sort ever happened.
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During a subsequent phone call
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During a third phone call
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The Daily Beast filed a public records request with the [the sheriff's office], which maintained a copy of the courtroom security footage. We received the video