Belle Haven Fun House
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I’m being flooded with the news that I’m told “has the town abuzz”. Ms. Hadley Palmer a Belle Haven belle who’s been in the news before, has pled guilty to several felonies for secretly videotaping naked children.
Funny; a reader alerted me to her impending plea a week or so ago but although I found the docket entry, I could find no news article about it, so I held off. Turns out that there’s been a news blackout on the story as strict as that for Hunter Biden’s notebook. Quite a difference from the worldwide attention paid to Chris Von Keyserling, whom a jury found pinched a town employee’s broad bottom. Chris, of course, lives in a second-floor walkup apartment in Cos Cob, and not in Belle Haven. Mind you, Hadley’s shelter under the cone of silence has just ended rather spectacularly.
CT Judge Seals Greenwich Woman’s Voyeurism Case
Hadley Palmer, 53, pleaded guilty to making secret videos and photos of children in intimate situations at her home in Belle Haven. The court record was sealed over an A.P. reporter's objection.
Readers may remember Palmer’s previous high jinks and those of at least one of her children.
Follow-up coming; in the meantime, here’s a bit of history:
Known locally as the COVID Party House
And, at least according to several of the Plamer’s Belle Haven neighbors, her son was one of the teens who flew to Martha’s Vineyard via one of the parent’s private jet to party and trash a house they’d rented in Edgartown (presumably with parental cash).
February 4, 2022: Check-in day at Connecticut Women’s Prison.
The voyeurism charges against her involved recording someone, naked or in their underwear, without their consent or knowledge, with “intent to arouse or satisfy the sexual desire of such person (defendant) or any other person.”
Many details of the case, however, are sealed away from public view.
Palmer declined to comment on her case following a recent court hearing. The daughter of a notable hedge fund founder, Jerrold Fine,* she is currently divorcing her venture capitalist husband, Bradley Palmer. She is seen in photos on the internet at fundraising galas and other society events.
Her lawyer, Michael Meehan, did not return messages seeking comment.
Palmer agreed to serve a prison sentence of 90 days to five years, followed by 20 years of probation. Blawie will decide the exact sentence. The convictions also require registration on the state’s sex offender registry. But the plea agreement notes that a judge may seal the registry entry from public view if the judge determines public registration is not needed for public safety and would be likely to reveal the victims’ identities.
On Feb. 4, Palmer began serving 90 days in the state women’s prison, as part of her plea agreement.
The Greenwich police investigation also resulted in the arrest of a child psychologist who was charged with failing to report child abuse or neglect to authorities, as required by state law. [Presumably, that was D. Jerome Bodlie, of Greenwich Hospital, who was arrested this past December 21st]
William Fish Jr., a Hartford attorney not involved in the case who specializes in open government and press access issues, said the complete sealing of criminal cases is “almost unheard of.” Add in Palmer’s wealth, Fish said, “And it makes you wonder what’s going on.”
Adding to the secrecy in Palmer’s case, before Blawie sealed the file Thursday, Palmer’s name and court case numbers appeared on the criminal case webpages of the state court system’s main website only on the days she was scheduled to be in court, unlike other cases that appear daily on the website in which defendants apply for accelerated rehabilitation. After Blawie’s ruling, her name and case numbers began appearing daily on the site.
And of course, there’s the family’s base of operations on MV for holiday vandalism parties
