Aaron Hernandez News: Babysitter Admits She & NFL Star Hooked Up Nights Before Odin Lloyd Death [VIDEO]
Jennifer Fortier testified against former NFL star Aaron Hernandez in court on Monday and she admitted that she and Hernandez exchanged kisses in the days leading up to the shooting of Odin Lloyd.
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Fortier told the court that Hernandez tried to hook up with her two nights before he was seen picked Lloyd up from his home.
Yahoo Sports reported that the incident took place in Hernandez's rented Boston apartment near his home that he shared with fiancé Shayanna Jenkins.
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"I pushed him away," Fortier said. "I told him, 'I'm your Nanny. I can't do this.' ... He understood and said it was OK."
On the night of Lloyd's death, Fortier babysat for the couple's baby and she was paid $250 for only four hours of work ($62.50 an hour), a much higher pay rate than the usual $20 an hour.
On Monday, The Hartford Courant reported that Hernandez and Jenkins called her around 4 p.m. on Father's Day, June 16, to babysit their infant daughter. Fortier said she arrived at the couple's home at 7:45 p.m. and she added the Jenkins and Hernandez left shortly after.
According to the witness, at around midnight, she was startled with she heard a knock at the door. She told the jury that she went to see who it was, and noticed that it was Bo (Wallace) in the front window.
She recognized Bo because he had been at the house when she was babysitting once before.
According to the site, Fortier said that Jenkins and Hernandez arrived at 1 a.m. and then Hernandez, Wallace and Ortiz left shortly after.
The site reported that Fortier refused to make eye contact with the defendant during her time on the stand.
Hernandez has pleaded not guilty to the murder chargers and he currently remains in jail without bail.
