Connecticut judge has a Facebook page full of half-naked, barely legal women
Judge Anthony Truglia makes life altering decisions so his choices on his Facebook page are bound to raise eyebrows.
Judge Anthony Truglia is the presiding judge for family court matters with the Fairfield Judicial District Superior Court in Connecticut, according to the website Trellis.
He’s previously gotten into the news when presiding over trials related to Sandy Hook.
“This is a search for truth for everyone,” said one of the families’ attorneys, Devin Janosov, in court on Wednesday. “The victims of this tragedy have a right to know whether a key was in that envelope.”
Judge Anthony Truglia gave lawyers for the town and school district until Tuesday to respond to the request.
The lawsuit brought by the two families against the town and school district is not to be confused with a wrongful death lawsuit brought by 10 families against Remington — the maker of the rifle used in the massacre.
That lawsuit, which was thrown out of trial court in 2016, is being appealed in state Supreme Court.
In his role as the presiding judge over family court matters, Judge Truglia has the power to affect many children’s lives.
That’s why numerous pages which he likes featuring a plethora of scantily clad, half naked, and barely legal women should raise eyebrows. Videos taken of his page are so inappropriate that YouTube has set an age restriction. The two videos can be found here and here.
Screenshots show just how inappropriate the material is.
Judge Truglia has popped up on several Connecticut cases I have previously covered.
In fact, on six cases he was involved with, Dr. Jessica Biren Caverly was also appointed, though Judge Truglia did not necessarily appoint her.
Caverly is the now infamous custody evaluator with a penchant for covering up abuse and handing children to unfit parents.
The three cases I have previously covered involve Rory Doyle, Karen Riordan, and Joriz Tiberi. Check out the video made by Wayne Dolcefino about Rory and Karen’s case below.
Joriz told me that Judge Truglia only ruled to allow one of her attorneys to withdraw and declined to comment further.
Rory and Karen did not comment.
One parent, who wished to remain anonymous, did say that what is on Judge Truglia’s Facebook page should disqualify him as a judge.
It's outrageous that a family court judge is participating in the sexualization of very young women; many appear to be my own daughter's age, for his own gratification. He should not be in a position of power when he clearly sees women as objects. The contempt he's shown for so many innocent mothers and the disregard he's shown for the well being of their daughters in family court makes sense, is clearly reflected in his facebook favorites. It's disgusting and violates Canon-- He should step down.
I reached out to Judge Truglia’s chamber and sent an email to Dr. Caverly but received no response.
CALIFORNIA JUDGES ASSOCIATION
Judicial Ethics Committee
Opinion No. 78
ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORKING II
THE ETHICAL IMPLICATIONS OF WRITING ONLINE REVIEWS
AND OF USING THE LIKE FUNCTION ON SOCIAL NETWORK
PLATFORMS
This opinion addresses
the ethical implications of judges using social networking apps to comment on,
recommend or criticize businesses and services provided by others, and the
ethical implications of using the “Like” function common on many social media
platforms. The questions addressed are 1) Whether a judge may participate
in sites utilizing crowdsourced reviews, such as Yelp or Trip Advisor? and 2)
Whether a judge may utilize the “Like” function on a social networking site? As
in Opinion 66, the answer to both questions is a very qualified yes.