Christine Quinn has accused her estranged husband, Christian Dumontet, of violating her restraining order towards him by sending a stranger to spy on her.
In accordance with paperwork obtained by Us Weekly, the Promoting Sundown star’s lawyer, Jaqueline Sparagna, filed a discover Wednesday, June 5, in Los Angeles County Superior Courtroom revealing that safety cameras caught a wierd man trespassing on her property on Could 27. 9 days later, that man was noticed with Dumontet, 45, following a listening to in Los Angeles prison courtroom on Tuesday, June 4.
Through the listening to, a choose issued a prison restraining order towards Dumontet on expenses of home violence, and gave particular orders to not have any contact with Quinn, 35, or their 3-year-old son, Christian, and to remain 100 yards away from them and their once-shared Los Angeles residence.
Standing alongside his lawyer, Alexandra Kazarian, Dumontet didn’t enter a plea as he stood on the podium. Kazarian as a substitute requested one other listening to on July 26.
In accordance with Sparagna’s June 5 submitting, “Dumontet despatched an agent on his behalf to the property to successfully spy on Mrs. Quinn. On Could 27, 2024, Mrs. Quinn acquired an alert on her cellphone that an individual was on her property. On the time, she was not residence. Fortunately, she had simply put in new cameras on the property to make sure that Mr. Dumontet and his brokers abided by the phrases of the [domestic violence restraining order] — to remain 100 yards away from [her home].”
Quinn “watched an unknown man dwell from her telephone utility snooping round her storage and in entrance of her pool,” the submitting continued. “He was positioned in an space of the property that was not accessible to the general public. Mrs. Quinn didn’t acknowledge the individual to be related to Mr. Dumontet; he was an entire stranger. Regardless, Mrs. Quinn was understandably terrified as a result of she thought this trespasser was trying to burglarize her residence (it had been burglarized up to now).”
Ultimately, the person walked away from the property “with out obvious incident.” No report was made. The submitting included a photograph of the person sporting a nondescript coat, denims and hat.
Flash-forward to Dumontet’s June 4 arraignment. After Dumontet left courtroom, “he was photographed by an worker” of Us Weekly, which printed the pictures “in an article later that afternoon,” the submitting said, sharing two pictures of Dumontet and his entourage, which included a person that Quinn acknowledged as “the trespasser” from days prior.
“The trespasser was photographed subsequent to Mr. Dumontet, sporting the EXACT SAME outfit that he was sporting when he trespassed at [Quinn’s home] — the identical hat, jacket, denims, and footwear!” the doc alleged. “There isn’t any dispute that this trespasser is an agent and/or affiliate of Mr. Dumontet.”
Dumontet “knew he was not permitted to be on the property, and despatched his agent there to spy on Mrs. Quinn nonetheless” — thereby violating the restraining order “in contempt of courtroom,” Sparagna continued.
In the intervening time, Quinn won’t pursue contempt expenses however “reserves the precise to take action ought to these willful violations” resume. Sparagna alleged that this was not the primary time Dumontet “despatched an agent on his behalf,” and that he’s “forcing [Quinn] and their son out of the marital residence by worry of unusual males coming and going as they please. She doesn’t really feel protected residing there.”
Dumontet was arrested in March following an alleged home violence incident with Quinn. On the time, the tech entrepreneur was charged with assault with a lethal weapon after allegedly hitting the pair’s son, Christian, with a bag of glass whereas trying to throw it at Quinn.
After the alleged incident, a brief restraining order was put in place instantly. Dumontet was taken into custody once more lower than 24 hours later when he violated the order by returning to their home.
In courtroom paperwork, Quinn accused Dumontet of throwing “canine feces” at her throughout a separate argument days earlier, at which era he allegedly urinated on the ground and threw floral preparations on the bottom. She claimed that she locked him out of their home consequently.
Later in March, Dumontet filed a restraining order towards Quinn. He claimed in courtroom paperwork that he confronted Quinn after their canines urinated on his belongings, throwing a trash bag on the wall that was full of rags and paper towels.
Whereas Quinn’s request for a brief restraining order towards Dumontet was granted in April, Dumontet’s request for a restraining order towards Quinn was denied. Quinn later claimed that Dumontet was in hiding to keep away from being served with the restraining order.
In Could, he was in the end served and charged with three misdemeanor counts of kid abuse/endangerment, assault and violation of a protecting order. Sparagna mentioned on the time that they had been “extraordinarily glad with the choice,” noting that it was “a vital step towards safeguarding the authorized and private pursuits of each victims” and so they trusted that “the matter will proceed to be dealt with with the utmost seriousness it deserves.”
Dumontet filed to divorce Quinn in April and requested full authorized and bodily custody of Christian. Quinn additionally sought sole authorized and bodily custody of their solely baby, claiming in courtroom paperwork that Dumontet’s “actions and conduct have put our son’s well being and wellbeing in danger.” She requested that Dumontet not be granted “any visitation of our son by any means.”
Quinn and Dumontet married in December 2019 after assembly the 12 months prior. They welcomed Christian in Could 2021.