Woman Who Tried to Frame Popular Teacher in Custody Dispute Is Jailed, Charged
A few months ago domestic violence defense expert John McLaughlin of Borders, McLaughlin & Associates sent me a story about teacher Gregory Abbott, whose wife apparently conspired with her boyfriend to frame him as part of a custody dispute. She and her boyfriend planted a shotgun and some marijuana in his car while he was at school teaching, and made numerous fake police reports. Abbott was arrested but, thankfully, the police figured out the ploy and, to their credit, publicly proclaimed the Abbott's innocence. My original blog post is here.
McLaughlin recently sent me an update to the case. So far Greg Abbott is being treated quite fairly. He was given full custody of his kids, the police have arrested his ex-wife and her boyfriend, and the DA has filed charges. The ex-wife is pictured above, talking to her lawyer from jail.
So far the only evidence of the preferential treatment women receive in the criminal justice system is the vastly different bail amounts given to the ex-wife and her co-conspirator boyfriend--$50,000 for her, $750,000 for him. Perhaps the judge was right to do this (he says the boyfriend is a greater flight risk) but I wonder--when was the last time a man and a woman were held in bail on the same charges and her bail was 15 times greater than his?
One more nice thing--the ex-wife apparently was willing to "use her children to locate [Greg Abbott] over the phone." The new article on the case is excerpted below
Text records may reveal plot to frame teacher with drugs
Bail set for estranged wife and her boyfriend, who are in Orange County Jail.
By DENISSE SALAZAR and BARBARA GIASONE
The Orange County Register
FULLERTON – A woman and her boyfriend appeared in court today after being accused of conspiring to have the woman’s estranged husband – a Sunny Hills High School teacher – arrested for crimes he had not committed, authorities said.
Devon Eileen Abbott, 33, of Mira Loma, and Soloman Brian Silver, 42, of Portland, Maine, appeared at the North Justice Center in Fullerton for an arraignment hearing this morning, which was continued to July 10.
Abbott’s bail was set at $50,000 and Silver’s bail was set at $750,000 by Superior Court Judge Roger B. Robbins. They are being held at the Orange County Jail. (more...)
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