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10/20/2023
Virginia Man Arraigned on Charges of Cyberstalking Three Connecticut Judges
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(New Haven, CT) – Chief State’s Attorney Patrick J. Griffin and New Haven State’s Attorney John P. Doyle, Jr. announced that Paul Boyne, age 62, of Springfield, Virginia, was arraigned today in New Haven Superior Court, G.A. No. 23, following his extradition from Fairfax, Virginia, to Connecticut on October 19, 2023.
On July 21, 2023, Boyne was arrested on 18 counts of felony Stalking and Electronic Stalking for cyberstalking three sitting Connecticut Superior Court Judges.
Boyne appeared today before the Honorable Eugene R. Calistro, Jr., in New Haven Superior Court, G.A. No. 23, where bond was set at $750,000 and the case was continued to November 1, 2023. Judge Calistro issued three protective orders against Boyne prohibiting him from threatening, harassing, stalking and/or having any contact with the three judges.
Boyne’s arrest comes after a multi-year investigation into the website “thefamilycourtcircus.com.” Boyne, a former resident of Connecticut, is alleged to have authored and maintained the website from his home in Virginia and used online postings to stalk and threaten the judges. The website additionally provides commentary on attorneys, family court litigants, and court proceedings, primarily in the state of Connecticut.
The case was investigated by the Connecticut State Police Computer Crimes Unit and Hate Crimes Unit. The case will be prosecuted by the New Haven State’s Attorney’s Office. The charges are merely accusations and Boyne is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
The Division of Criminal Justice extends its appreciation to authorities in Virginia, particularly the Office of the Fairfax Commonwealth's Attorney in Fairfax County, the Virginia State Police, and the U.S. Marshals Service, Eastern District of Virginia, for their assistance in this investigation.