WINONA, Minn. – The judge in the Adam Favel murder case, Mary Leahy, denied an attempt to revoke his visitation rights to the children he bore with Maddi Kingsbury. Leahy had ruled twice before that Fravel has parental rights even though he’s accused of murdering Maddi. The judge was obviously irked that Maddi’s parents were back in court to deny Fravel visitation rights. As one of only two Winone County district judges, Leahy has a full docket. She called the grandparents’ request “premature” and accused them of a misguided “push to judgment” on the murder issue. Her courtroom, Leahy said, was not the place and this not the time for a murder trial. Let the trial take its course, she said: ‘Take the custody matters to family court.” Judge Leahy pointed out that Fravel’s parenting time has been suspended while he is behind bars.
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Protagonists
> David and Cathy Kingsbury of Winona, who as Maddi’s parents have temporary custody of the children, who are 5 and 2.
> Anna Tobia of Minneapolis, the Kingsburys’ attorney.
> Rebecca Church of Winona, representing Winona County Child Protection Sevices, and who supported the Kingsbury position.
> Thomas Braun of Rochester, representing Fravel, who called the Kingsbury motion “moot” because Fravel is unable to exercise parenting with the children while he in jail.