Boyfriend Also Charged in Monroe Facebook Live Case: Police

MONROE, CT — The boyfriend of a woman who was arrested for allegedly shooting a Facebook Live video of her 10-year-old child driving a car on public roads has been charged with the same crime stemming from a second video.

Henry Hamlet, 40, of Monroe was arrested Friday after concerned citizens reported the video to police. Further investigation revealed that Hamlet took the live video and posted it to Lisa Nussbaum's Facebook account, police say.

The same child was pictured driving in both videos, according to Lt. Stephen Corrone of the Monroe Police Department. Nussbaum, 38, of Monroe was arrested on March 3 for posting a separate video to her Facebook account.

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Both Nussbaum and Hamlet were charged with risk of injury/impairing morals of a minor for the separate cases. Both were released on promises to appear.

Nussbaum was due in court Friday, and Hamlet is due in Bridgeport Superior Court on March 17.

Image via the Monroe Police Department.