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Motion: Judge Knows Gray Personally

Quinn Gray's Attorney Says Judge Hearing Gray's Case Should Recuse Herself

POSTED: Tuesday, November 17, 2009
UPDATED: 10:32 pm EST November 17, 2009

Since Quinn Gray's arrest on extortion charges for what police said was a fake kidnapping, many people know who she is, including the judge hearing her case.

Gray's attorney said Judge Wendy Berger knows Gray a lot better than most people. He said Berger needs to step aside because she knows Gray personally.

Channel 4 Investigators have confirmed that a motion has been filed for the judge to disqualify herself from the case.

The motion says Gray's and Berger's children have attended the same private school for three years. The motion says the children know each other and have played together and interact on almost a daily basis.

Judge Wendy Berger
Judge Wendy Berger
The motion goes on to say that Berger and Gray have had numerous casual social discussions over the course of various school functions and activities. In fact, the two have actually attended a birthday party at the judge's home.

Gray's attorney is concerned about that prior relationship between the two. He said it poses private, personal extra-judicial knowledge of Gray and her behavior and that of her husband, Reid Gray.

Gray's attorney believes the judge has already formed a personal opinion concerning Gray.

Berger took all the information in and denied the motion. For now, she is staying put.

Calif. Doctor Says Gray May Be Suffering Stockholm Syndrome

St. Johns County police have said from day one that Quinn Gray's story just doesn't make any sense.

Now, one doctor in California is coming to Gray's defense, saying she may have truly been a victim after all. Dr. Michelle Golland wrote about it on the Web site www.momlogic.com.

"My concern is that she may be a victim of the kidnapping and may have experienced Stockholm syndrome," Golland said in a phone interview.

Stockholm syndrome, sometimes seen in kidnapping cases, is when the hostage starts to show loyalty to his or her hostage taker.

Here's what Gray told her alleged co-conspirator Jasmin Osmanovic during a conversation she didn't know he was recording:

Gray: When this is over I have your word?

Osmanovic: What?

Gray: Whatever story we come up with we have to stick to it.

Osmanovic: Because we're both (expletive).

Gray: Yeah.

When asked if that sounds like someone who would be suffering from Stockholm syndrome, Golland said, "She may have been trying to negotiate herself out of the situation. May not be as clear cut as we see."

That's exactly what Gray's husband, Reid Gray, said. He sent Channel 4 an e-mail statement that reads, "It has been my belief since September 4, 2009 that my wife was the victim of a kidnapping and my family is still recovering from that traumatic event. It has been very difficult to deal with all the negative speculation and misinformation that has erupted since her return to safety. Our entire family continues to heal. We do take some comfort in that Dr. Golland appears to have grasped the heart of the matter as a neutral observer. Sincerely, Reid Allen Gray."

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