Judge Sides with OnlyFans Model in Nigerian Boyfriend’s Murder Case, Excludes Laptop Evidence
On Wednesday, June 26, the murder case against OnlyFans model Courtney Clenney, who is accused of killing her boyfriend Christian Obumseli, saw a significant development.
The court session was centered on the admissibility of a crucial piece of evidence. The 28-year-old influencer, charged with murdering Obumseli on April 3, 2022, in their Miami high-rise, appeared in court wearing a red jumpsuit.
Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Laura Shearon Cruz ruled on the exclusion of evidence related to Clenney’s parents.
“I am granting the defendant’s motion, in part, as a motion to exclude [evidence], and I’m granting it,” stated Judge Cruz.
The judge sided with Clenney’s defense, concluding that prosecutors had violated legal principles in acquiring evidence in a computer hacking case involving Clenney and her parents.
Jude Faccidomo, Clenney’s attorney, addressed reporters about the ruling, stating, “They have entered the defense camp and invaded the attorney-client privilege. The next steps for the state’s attorney office should be to dismiss the charges against my client and recuse themselves from the homicide case against Courtney Clenney.”
Clenney is charged with second-degree murder for the fatal stabbing of Obumseli in their Edgewater condo. Earlier this year, prosecutors also charged Clenney’s parents, Kim Dewayne and Deborah Clenney, along with their daughter, for hacking Obumseli’s laptop.
State attorneys accessed Dewayne’s iCloud account, uncovering messages that showed the family working with defense attorneys to guess the laptop’s passwords after Obumseli’s death. They eventually succeeded.
Defense attorneys argued that the laptop was a shared device, and the parents were authorized to access it. While the defense attorneys were not charged, all three Clenney family members were.
“What happened was, they read through attorney-client privilege communications. That’s not proper,” said Faccidomo. “That’s a violation of their privacy rights, and because of that, Judge Cruz excluded any evidence they discovered because of it.”
Following a prolonged legal battle, defense attorneys secured a victory as Judge Cruz ruled to exclude the messages from evidence in the homicide case.
The next hearing is scheduled for August.