General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJudge accused of drinking, having sex in court removed from bench
A Kentucky judge accused of having sex and drinking alcohol inside a courthouse has lost her job after a judicial panel found her guilty of multiple misconduct charges. Dawn Gentry, who was serving an eight-year term as a family court judge in Kenton County, is also accused of retaliating against those who denied her sex or refused to contribute to her 2018 campaign by delaying their cases, including some that involved abused children.
The Judicial Conduct Commission of the Commonwealth of Kentucky found that Gentry forced a court employee to resign so she could hire an alleged sexual partner, identified as Stephen Penrose. She then engaged in sexual activity with Penrose and one of her secretaries inside a courthouse office during work hours and allowed him to spend his shifts playing his guitar, singing in his office and drinking alcoholic beverages, the panel wrote in a report published Monday.
The five-member commission also found that Gentry coerced members of a panel tasked with representing victims of child abuse to donate money to her campaign and spend time campaign on her behalf. If they failed to do so, she would remove them from the panel or delay their cases, according to the commission. Gentry also directed her court staff to work on her campaign during work hours.
The 39-year-old woman became a judge in 2016 when she was picked by former Republican Gov. Matt Bevin to fill a vacancy.
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-kentucky-judge-accused-of-having-sex-in-court-loses-job-20200901-5ayyp4bj3zh2rbi3yodjpcns44-story.html
Marthe48
(16,936 posts)n/t
left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)RockRaven
(14,959 posts)MerryBlooms
(11,767 posts)appointment seems to be in line with his character. smh
Kali
(55,007 posts)hunter
(38,311 posts)The entire party is held together by blackmail and threats of mutually assured destruction.
I don't even want to know what Mike Pence has in his closet. If he was clean he wouldn't be Vice President.
Maru Kitteh
(28,339 posts)It's my Bingo card and you can't have it! I will however be happy to share the winnings.
LuckyCharms
(17,425 posts)Norbert
(6,039 posts)I wonder why?
Aristus
(66,319 posts)...
LiberalFighter
(50,895 posts)bluedye33139
(1,474 posts)Norbert
(6,039 posts)I wonder why?
I_UndergroundPanther
(12,463 posts)Figures.
Republican party is the amoral criminal sociopath party.
brooklynite
(94,503 posts)struggle4progress
(118,280 posts)dalton99a
(81,455 posts)Gentry also directed her court staff to work on her campaign during work hours and once brought her children to the courthouse, where one child witnessed a confidential proceeding and recognized the child involved in the proceeding, which is a violation of confidentiality rules, the commissions report states.
Sancho
(9,067 posts)Volaris
(10,270 posts)On a more serious note, I'm glad she got punished for this.
How fucking difficult is it to do your Kinky Shit at home, with non-coworkers, seriously?!.
If she were at home doing this kind of whatever with plenty of fish or tinder randoms, she'd still have a job AND no one would care.