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“Already working on a few things,” Gandhi, 47, wrote in another note, screenshots showed.
“Need this bitch to crack,” he added in another exchange.
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A judge denied Gandhi’s bid to dismiss the case, extending until January a protective order which requires Gandhi to stay away from Bellomo and bars him from contacting her, Bellomo’s lawyer, Tim Howes, told The Post.
“We wanted to get through this for the protection of my family,” Bellomo told The Post.
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He also is accused of writing, “Mission is to just let her die by herself lol” and “we pivot to making her life miserable in other ways.”
“I just thought it was gossip, entertainment in my town,” said Pucciarelli, the father of two who was on the receiving end of the text exchange with Gandhi and who attended the court hearing — and said he’s prepared to testify in the case.
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“I wish I could go back in time and never respond to it.”
He eventually shared the texts with Bellomo, who reported them to police in September and obtained the protective order.
At another point in the message exchange, Gandhi mentioned cops showed up at his home.
“I told them she’s a fn bats–t c–t,” he wrote, adding, “About to really f her life up now lol.”
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The sick chat went viral in October, when a photo was posted to social media of Semaya at a public meeting typing into his phone, “Bellomo must be cold — her nips could cut glass right n.”
Semaya and another board candidate quickly dropped out of the race, and The Post’s story on the controversy caught the attention of Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, who called it “wrong. And evil” in an X post.
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A lawyer for Semaya said previously, “we have maintained from the outset that Scott never committed a crime.” Hyett, Kadakia and Thor have not returned previous messages seeking comment.
A lawyer for Gandhi declined comment.
* Original Article:
https://www.offthepress.com/cant-die-soon-enough-maga-mom-on-nj-education-board-is-targeted/