COVENTRY, RI — Throughout Tuesday’s Coventry City Council assembly discussing two councilmen’s resignations, Solicitor Stephen Angel instructed an indignant crowd that a type of two, Dist. 5 Councilman Scott Copley, threatened to “cranium fuck,” Council President Hilary Lima.
![[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] Solicitor Stephen Angell tells the April 8 Town Council crowd that he reported Councilman Scott Copley's threat to "skull fuck" Council President Hilary Lima.](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Scott-Copley-Skull-Fuck-Threat-336x272.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1)
Dist. 3 Councilman James LeBlanc and Copley resigned over makes an attempt to entry un-redacted invoices for City Solicitor Stephen Angell’s companies.
Councilwoman Hilary Lima says the redactions are authorized exemptions below the state’s Entry to Public Data Act for negotiations. Angell reiterated this level throughout the assembly, and likewise famous he was cleared by a bar disciplinary board following an investigation he had simply realized about Monday, after the very fact.
Additionally, Lima and Angell mentioned, Copley and LeBlanc beforehand voted for the contract setting guidelines for the redacted invoices in unanimous votes, and have tried to place the difficulty on the Council agenda despite the fact that it has already been mentioned throughout earlier conferences.
Copley ‘Cranium Fuck’ menace shared in dialog, reported by lawyer
Angell mentioned that he and Council Vice President JP Verducci have been discussing the matter previous to an upcoming assembly, throughout which Verducci talked about the menace Copley had made to Lima. Particularly, Verducci mentioned to him, Copley mentioned that if Lima didn’t put the merchandise on the agenda once more, he would drive to her home and “cranium fuck” her.
From their dialog, Angell mentioned, he believed Copley’s assertion to be a reputable menace of sexual violence towards Lima, which he has an obligation to report as an officer of the courtroom. Verducci mentioned he didn’t intend to make it a report, and didn’t know Angell could be compelled to report it to the police.
Lima mentioned she fears for her security, and requested for a restraining order towards Copley.
Lima mentioned she realized of the menace after police contacted her whereas she was out of state.
“I didn’t even know what that meant. I needed to have somebody clarify to me what that meant,” Lima mentioned, including “I used to be instructed by the police officer that Copley tried to threaten me to not file a restraining order as a result of it might be made public and would embrarrass her.
“I hope that none of you, notably ladies, are ever topic to one thing like this,” Lima mentioned.
Nevertheless, two ladies within the crowd loudly mocked Lima as she recounted her response to the menace and likewise mocked Councilwoman Alisa Capaldi when she expressed worry for her personal security. Different members of the viewers chastised the hecklers, asking how they’d really feel in the event that they have been in Lima’s sneakers.
