Judge seals jailhouse video of Casey Anthony

Casey Anthony with lawyer Jose Baez in court. (Photo source unknown)

Hmm, looks like she got away with it...for now, at least.

A judge ruled Wednesday to seal the jailhouse video of Casey Anthony on the day she learned a child's remains were found near her house, WFTV reported.

The video shows Anthony reportedly doubling over and hyperventilating on Dec 11 after learning her daughter's remains were found as she watched Channel 9.

"Her hands started to sweat. She started rubbing them profusely. She was in waist chains and handcuffs and she kept saying, 'The waist chains are getting tighter and tighter on me, please loosen them,'" Jail Lt. Tammy Unser told Detective Philip Graves during an interview on the afternoon of Dec 11.

Judge Stan Strickland issued a three-page order to seal the video. "While the Court is loathe to shield any public record, an argument can certainly be made that the contents of the video are highly inflammatory," he wrote in his order.

"Considering the matter and penalty at hand, it does seem too great a restraint to limit access to the video in question. Therefore, the defendant's Motion to Seal the videotape is granted, and it must not be released for viewing by the general public or media, until further order of the court," he said.

The Orlando Sentinel, however, filed a motion to intervene, which Judge Strickland granted Wednesday.

Casey's defense team argues their client's rights were violated when she was videotaped and that releasing the surveillance video would violate Anthony's right to privacy since it was filmed while she was in a medical office at the Orange County Jail, seeking medical treatment.

The attorneys also allege that her jailers worked with the Orange County Sheriff's Office to have the TV news on in the medical office so Anthony's reaction could be recorded. The Sheriff's Office denies such claims.

Sources: WFTV/Channel 9, Fla.
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