Prosecutor accused of trading sex for leniency pleads guilty

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press


Updated 4:17 pm, Wednesday, May 30, 2018

BEDFORD, Pa. (AP) — A former Pennsylvania district attorney accused of tipping off female drug dealers and giving them lenient treatment in exchange for sex pleaded guilty Wednesday to corruption charges in a deal that will keep him out of prison.

Former Bedford County District Attorney William Higgins pleaded guilty to all 31 misdemeanor counts he faced, including official oppression and obstructing the administration of law, according to Attorney General Josh Shapiro.

Under a plea agreement, Higgins will spend no time behind bars. He will lose a portion of his state and county government pensions and is expected to lose his law license under a separate disciplinary proceeding.

Shapiro's office did not mention the terms of the plea agreement in a news release, nor did Shapiro mention it in a videotaped statement.


Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Prosecutor-accused-of-trading-sex-for-leniency-12954756.php

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[HopeAgain]

1. No Jail time?

They are going to at least disbar him permanently, I hope

[FiveGoodMen]

2. Wonder if HIS prosecutor traded sex for leniency

[HopeAgain]

3. Good question

[Sherman A1]

5. That was my thought

Seems like he got off rather easy.

[bucolic_frolic]

4. He sounds like a trucker in the 1970s CB Radio Days

Gas, Ass or Grass. Nobody rides for free.

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Gas%2C%20Ass%20or%20Grass.%20Nobody%20rides%20for%20free.

High class dude!

[mpcamb]

6. And, yes, he is a Republican.