The judge decided to unseal investigators’ interview with Konig’s previous ex-wife, except for certain sections. The state insisted the interview was relevant to the case, but Konig’s attorney accused prosecutors of misconduct and said details could taint the jury pool one month before trial.
“When I saw that, I became immediately concerned, and the reason why, as I indicated, there were highly inflammatory, salacious, unsubstantiated, unrelated, irrelevant claims made against Dr. Konig by his ex-wife,” said Otake.
“The prominence of a case and publicity itself does not necessarily produce prejudice, and jury impartiality does not require ignorance,” said Circuit Court judge Paul Wong.
In other court documents, Arielle claims Gerhardt accused her of an inappropriate relationship with another man and then pressured her to have sex. She claims he also spied on her online and on her phone
Gerhardt says she falsely portrayed herself as a victim of sexual coercion and transferred more than $123,000 from their joint bank account three days after his arrest.
Arielle filed for divorce last May. Gerhardt’s attempted murder trial is tentatively set to begin in early March.
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