Text Message From Fani Willis’ Office Shows Investigator Hitting on Witness

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ workplace is going through one other scandal.

Text messages produced in courtroom display that whereas working on a case, an investigator for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’s workplace made advances on a witness.

While the RICO trial for Young Slime Life (YSL) in opposition to rapper Young Thug (actual identify Jeffrey Williams) and a number of other co-defendants proceeded on Monday, further data relating to the actions of an investigator working for Willis’ workplace surfaced. During Williams’s cross-examination of a feminine witness recognized solely as A. Bennett, the witness’s lawyer questioned her relating to messages she had obtained from Hamilton, the county investigator.

Among the textual content messages was one from Hamilton that learn: “Hit me up if you’re bored later. We’re not gonna talk shop.” Asked what it was the investigator wished to speak to her about, Bennett informed legal professional Keith Adams that Hamilton wished to debate going out on “a date” together with her.

“And this is February 7 of 2024, this year, when the investigator for the DA’s office is supposed to be talking to you about a case, but in fact, is calling you talking about going on a date. Is that true?” Adams requested the witness.

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“Yes,” she replied.

Bennett additionally testified that Hamilton had known as her “mama” a number of instances.

In a textual content message that was proven to the courtroom, the investigator had texted the witness, “G[ood] m[orning] Mama. Hope you slept well. Again don’t come at 1:30. I have a feeling the defense will keep this same witness from yesterday all day again today. I’ll give you an update at 3pm. You will most likely go up tomorrow morning. I’ll talk 2 u soon.”

Newsweek reported: “Bennett is testifying in the case about a robbery that Williams and two others allegedly committed in 2013. Williams and 27 others were indicted in a sweeping RICO case by Willis in May 2022. The district attorney is accusing Williams of being the kingpin of Young Slime Life, an Atlanta-based street gang affiliated with the notorious national Bloods gang.”

“The YSL trial has been underway since November and is expected to go well into 2024. Monday marks the 54th day of the trial. Monday’s text messages are the latest details in the sexual harassment allegations being raised by Williams’ defense team,” the outlet added.

Bennett testified earlier than the courtroom final month that Hamilton had harassed her sexually and had as soon as informed her he wished to “take her out when the investigation was over.”

She defined that the investigator had wished to debate the case together with her alone at a restaurant, however she didn’t really feel comfy going alone, so she ended up bringing her 2-year-old son alongside.

Adams requested Bennett: “Did the fact that this employee of the district attorney’s office was trying to date you come into your mind as you were thinking about whether you would be coming in and testifying or not?”

“Yes,” she responded.

Bennett additional said in her Monday testimony that Adriane Love, the chief deputy district legal professional, and different members of Willis’ employees unnerved her. She claimed that even after informing the district legal professional’s workplace that she had nothing additional to say relating to the purported theft, they nonetheless harassed her.

Last month, Love’s attorneys tried to have her faraway from the case on the grounds that she had “voluntarily and continuously” inserted herself into the case, thereby making herself a witness.

The presiding choose within the case determined final week to not disqualify Love.

Willis has additionally made national headlines in her case in opposition to former President Donald Trump and different co-defendants.

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