Casey Anthony deposition tackles 'fake baby sitter' claims in bankruptcy trial

Since her 2011 murder trial, Casey Anthony had been insistent that the baby sitter who allegedly kidnapped her daughter was a real person despite the fact that one of her attorneys shut it down as a complete fabrication. The question about the baby sitter was brought up in a January 23 deposition as part of Anthony's bankruptcy protection filing, said The Associated Press in a report published on MSN.

Anthony managed to get acquitted in the murder of her child, 2-year-old Caylee Anthony. In the trial, it was known that Anthony has claimed that her daughter was taken away by a baby sitter named Zenaida Gonzalez. She reportedly waited a month before reporting the disappearance of her daughter to authorities. AP said Anthony later took back her claims, but did not explain why she lied to investigators about the purported kidnapping.

The news wire report noted that Anthony is making efforts to distance herself from her lawyer's earlier claims. Anthony's attorney for the deposition, Cheney Mason, said his client stated that she was not responsible for the statements of her murder trial attorney, Jose Baez, had made.

Anthony's deposition transcript has been filed in a federal court in Orlando, Florida on Tuesday, said AP. Gonzalez, which turned out to be a real person, sued Anthony regarding the claim as the former said the claims had ruined her reputation.

Anthony had told attorneys representing Gonzalez that she met their client in 2006 at the Universal Studios and became fast friends in a little over a year, according to the transcript. She claimed to the lawyers that Gonzalez took care of Caylee after Anthony left her child with the latter on once occasion in 2006.

AP said that Anthony declined to answer majority of the questions, especially the ones regarding her daughter in the deposition.

Keith Mitnik, one of Gonzalez's attorneys, asked Anthony, "Now, is there any way in the world that you could suggest to me that I might find this person to see if she ever existed?"

Anthony gave a vague answer, of which part the transcript read, "I don't know if you could or not, sir."

Gonzalez's legal camp is now seeking an order from a judge to force Anthony to answer their questions. The news wire said that the motion to compel Anthony to answer will be heard next week.

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