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Alabama Judge Accused of Sexually Abusing, Paddling Inmates

By Corey Rayburnyung

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...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Crimes on June 02, 2009 (boomark / email).