Jailed Hacktivist Martin Gottesfeld Fires Back At Prosecutors Who Are Trying To Keep Him From Using ‘Torture’ Defense

On February 28, the prosecution in the Martin Gottesfeld case submitted a “motion in limine,” asking Federal Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton to disallow one of Gottesfeld’s primary defenses — that he was reacting in defense of Justina Pelletier, whom he believed was being “tortured.”

Gottesfeld is the hacktivist who allegedly brought down the Boston Children’s Hospital website in April of 2014 with a coordinated DDoS campaign. You can read about his story in-depth here (highly recommended before reading any further).