Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Arkansas judge resigns after allegations that he offered young men reduced sentences in exchange for sexual favors


Once, the judge allegedly asked a man to pose like Michelangelo’s Statue of David in exchange for $300.

He allegedly instructed another man to strip naked and bend over, handcuffed, inside an Arkansas courtroom while he snapped photographs, up close.

And on multiple occasions, he allegedly sentenced men — often young and poor — to illegitimate “community service” that ultimately led them to the judge’s home or office, posing for more suggestive photographs as “proof” they had completed their work.

“You’re free to go,” the judge allegedly said after the handcuff incident. “Case dismissed.”

These allegations are among dozens of disturbing claims outlined in state documents regarding the year-long investigation into a part-time Arkansas district judge accused of using his authority for the last 30 years to sexually prey on men charged with minor crimes.  (more...)


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