Reported By Adam Longo
ORLANDO -- For the first time, Casey Anthony’s lawyers are pointing a big finger at former meter reader Roy Kronk.
Following an entire day’s deposition with Kronk, Jose Baez and company filed a motion just as the Clerk of Court's Office was closing.
In a motion filed late Thursday afternoon, the defense said:
- they have evidence Kronk has a possible history of inappropriate behavior with young girls
- that he has used duct tape to restrain women
- that he has a history of abusing and restraining women
It's a bombshell document with purported evidence and interviews with people in Kronk's past -- his own family included.
"(Is there a suggestion that somehow your client is involved in Caylee Anthony's death?) No, no, no, no,” said David Evans, Kronk’s attorney.
“(Did they ask you anything you felt was insulting or out of line?) Mr. Baez was very polite to me all day,” Kronk said. “He was very nice to me. And it was a very nice mood in there, so, it wasn't a bad day at all.”
At the exact moment he was answering News 13’s question, documents were being put on file with the Clerk of Courts.
“I haven't done anything wrong and I've maintained that the whole time,” Kronk said. “So I'm just telling them what my discoveries were and, you know, I know I haven't done anything wrong so I don't have a reason to be fearful or troubled by any of this.”
“We're trying to get to the bottom of everything,” Baez said. “We're asking very detailed questions. We are anxious to have all the answers.”
The defense team ended its motion by leaving nothing to the imagination, saying "Roy Kronk, and not Miss Anthony, is equally likely to be responsible for the death of Caylee Anthony."
Shortly after the motion being filed by Anthony's defense team, Evans released the following statement.
"Today, the Casey Anthony defense team commenced, but did not complete, the deposition of Roy Kronk in the State v. Casey Anthony case. Shortly after adjourning the deposition, the Anthony defense team filed a Motion, Memorandum of Law, and accompanying materials suggesting that Roy Kronk, the individual who found Caylee Anthony's remains and repeatedly reported his find to law enforcement agencies, should be considered a suspect in the murder of Caylee Anthony.
Mr. Kronk is a witness, not a suspect. He voluntarily appeared today and truthfully responded to all questions asked by Anthony's attorney. He has cooperated fully with law enforcement from Day One. He has nothing to hide, and has hidden nothing.
It is the nature of criminal defense to attempt to find someone to blame for a crime other than the person charged. Mr. Kronk has understood from the beginning that the defense might attempt to cast suspicions in his direction--because that's what defense attorneys do. In their zeal to defend Casey Anthony, defense counsel has filed papers with the Court that are filled with allegations that have no basis in fact and falsely accuse Mr. Kronk of various types of bad behavior.
The State will respond to these papers in due course in the criminal proceedings. As for Mr. Kronk, he vehemently denies the allegations against him and is confident that he will be vindicated. In the meantime, as he stated early on in this case, no good deed goes unpunished."
Thursday's deposition was not the first time Kronk has made statements about finding Caylee’s body:
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