A judge was specially assigned to oversee the two pending witness intimidation cases against Aidan Kearney, the blogger known as Turtleboy , on Friday.

Judge Christopher Belezos, who is currently assigned to Plymouth County, will oversee all future hearings in the cases against Kearney, which stem from indictments handed up in 2023 and 2025. Belezos was a criminal defense attorney until he was appointed to the bench by Gov. Charlie Baker in 2022.

Belezos took the spot on the judiciary vacated by Robert Cosgrove, State House News Service reported. Cosgrove is now the special prosecutor assigned to Kearney’s cases.

The order, handed down by Chief Justice of the Superior Court Michael D. Ricciuti, sets Belezos up to oversee a key hearing in Kearney’s case in a matter of weeks.

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