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Update on Judge Samuel Kent

By Corey Rayburnyung

You might remember Judge Samuel Kent as the federal district judge in Texas under investigation for all sorts of nasty stuff. Grits for Breakfast has a good post detailing what's happening in the Kent case:Allegations that Kent forced himself on a Galveston courthouse employee - and the inability of the federal judiciary to punish Kent's behavior - have left an increasingly sizable stain on the reputation of the federal judiciary. An account from a columnist at the New Orleans Times Picayune placed the blame for Judge Kent squarely at the doorstep of the 5th Circuit, showing how its Judicial Council, which hears complaints against sitting jurists, downplayed and tried to cover up what amount to allegations of forcible rape... If Kent committed the alleged acts then he deserves prosecution, without question...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Crimes on October 15, 2008 (boomark / email).