As I try to catch up on the stories that occurred during my blogging break, some of the entries might be a little dated (starting with this one).
A former Alabama judge has been arrested and accused of "sexually abusing and paddling inmates and a defendant who appeared multiple times in his own courtroom." You can read the indictment here. From the ABA Journal:
The charges against former Mobile County Circuit Judge Herman Thomas include kidnapping, sex abuse, extortion and multiple ethics violations. However, a lawyer for the ex-judge says Thomas himself is being victimized by a racist justice system, CNN reports.
"Did you ever think of the fact that this is the only black circuit judge we've ever had in Mobile County and that the right-wing Republicans have gotten rid of him?" said attorney Robert Clark who described the case as a "high-tech lynching" at a Friday news conference. "This is racism at its very finest."
Thomas' law license was suspended yesterday, reports the Press-Register, which has published multiple articles on the case.
If convicted on the most serious charge, kidnapping, CNN reports, Thomas would face a potential prison term of between 10 and 99 years, according to Mobile County District Attorney John Tyson Jr.
Tyson describes the racism allegations as "absolute nonsense," reports the Press Register in an article Friday on the charges against Thomas. Both the judge and the alleged victims are African-American.
Both CNN and the Press-Register say Thomas is accused of checking inmates out of jail in order to force them into sexual activity, at least some of which allegedly occurred in a room near his courthouse chambers, the newspaper reports.
"Did you ever think of the fact that this is the only black circuit judge we've ever had in Mobile County and that the right-wing Republicans have gotten rid of him?" said attorney Robert Clark who described the case as a "high-tech lynching" at a Friday news conference. "This is racism at its very finest."
Thomas' law license was suspended yesterday, reports the Press-Register, which has published multiple articles on the case.
If convicted on the most serious charge, kidnapping, CNN reports, Thomas would face a potential prison term of between 10 and 99 years, according to Mobile County District Attorney John Tyson Jr.
Tyson describes the racism allegations as "absolute nonsense," reports the Press Register in an article Friday on the charges against Thomas. Both the judge and the alleged victims are African-American.
Both CNN and the Press-Register say Thomas is accused of checking inmates out of jail in order to force them into sexual activity, at least some of which allegedly occurred in a room near his courthouse chambers, the newspaper reports.
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