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¦ From REASONABLE on PAGE 7 by some. [Christine] Keller was
in how that looks,” Nietzel said in the only woman justice hearing
an interview. the case, and she brought up how
Robert Marchese denies having some can look at an attractive
said his wife was acting flirtatious- women’s actions in doing such in-
ly with students, although that’s Attorneys in a teacher nocent things as smiling and how
what Allison Marchese later said that can put them into a position
her husband told her. sex-abuse case squared of being called alluring.”
off Jan. 20 in front of the
“Our first argument is that Harrington said if the roles were
there are not enough facts, as a Connecticut Supreme reversed there would have prob-
matter of law, to say there was Court, which will able been a bigger outcry.
reasonable suspicion. I think
decide what constitutes “Her husband knew she was be-
reasonable suspicion.

the facts are on my side here. ing flirtatious with my client. This
I think that, given all the case law is a 37-year-old woman who is
out there, it’s a leap to say the hus- flirting with a 14-year-old boy. In
band approached his wife about our view, if it were a 37-year-old
flirtatious intentions and that one man flirting with a 14-year-old
or two coaches thought she dressed too skimpy,” girl, it would be a no-brainer and would have been
Nietzel said. reported,” Harrington said. “There could be a dou-
In addition to be an English teacher, Allison ble standard because of the sex.”
Marchese was also a core conditioning coach at ¦

the school. Several teachers commented on how Robert Storace covers legal trends, lawsuits and
Marchese dressed in her role as conditioning coach. analysis for the Connecticut Law Tribune. Follow
Nietzel continued: “It does offend me, as a woman, him on Twitter @RobertSCTLaw or reach him at
that what she was wearing could be called flirtatious 203-437-5950.

US District Judge Dominic Squatrito
Remembered as Friend, Mentor

By Robert Storace

Remembered as a gregarious and humorous “Our orientation group comprised of about 15
man with a keen intellect and a mentor to his new judges and we always looked back at Dom as the
law clerks, U.S. District Senior Judge Dominic den mother of the group because he was such a lov-
Squatrito died Wednesday at 82. ing person and enjoyed so much the company of his
The cause of death for Squatrito, who became a friends and colleagues. He’d organize dinners and
federal judge working out of Hartford in October set schedules for us to do things when we weren’t in
1994, wasn’t clear at press time, formal orientation sessions,” Chatigny said.
Squatrito went through orientation together to Chatigny, who became fast friends with Squatrito
become a federal judge in 1994 with Senior Judges during the 1994 orientation session, said his friend
Robert Chatigny and Alvin Thompson. Both remem- “had a larger than life personality. He was a gregari-
bered their friend and colleague Friday as courteous ous man who was the proud son of immigrants from
and friendly to everyone he came in contact with. Italy. He was raised with the best traditional values,

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