"Sorry I stole your panties" says Judge Robert Cicale

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EAST ISLIP, Long Island, New York (WABC) --

A Long Island judge who police say repeatedly broke into his neighbor's home to steal her underwear has confessed to snatching panties on multiple occasions, even though he has pleaded not guilty.

Still, Suffolk County District Judge Robert Cicale has been removed from the bench and is facing up to 15 years in prison.
Cicale was arrested on burglary charges and appeared in court Friday morning.

The judge is a married father of three young children, and he is accused of sneaking into a home across the street and stealing the underwear of a 23-year-old woman who lives there with her parents.

In his confession, he said he stole the underwear upon feeling "urges."
He admitted that on several occasions, he entered the home, opened her hamper and took underwear.

Cicale was ordered held on $50,000. Cicale was "temporarily relieved of his judicial duties" ...
A judge also issued a restraining order that prevents Cicale from contacting the victim and, as a condition of his bail, Cicale will also be required to wear a GPS monitor, Sini said.

Neighbors were shocked when they learned of the judge's arrest.
"From what I heard, it's a little perverted maybe," neighbor William Bloom said.

[dameatball]

1. Is GPS an acronym for Gross Panty Stealer?

[marble falls]

2. Probably just made Cheetolini's SCOTUS short list over this.

[flying_wahini]

3. "It's a little perverted maybe," Maybe??

Ick factor pretty high.
I'm sure the judges wife could tell you stories.....

[SonofDonald]

5. You just know

It wasn't just a panty raid or ten, I bet someone was looking in a window at night more than once.

And if he did that I wonder how many other houses he visited?.

[eppur_se_muova]

4. Kind of a disorienting headline to read early in the morning ...

well, it's early for *me*.

And I am experiencing a shortage of underwear ...

[3Hotdogs]

6. What's the Pink Floyd song about the guy stealing underwear?

--- Arnold Layne

[MaryMagdaline]

7. God that poor woman still has to live across the street.

[Shrike47]

8. Underwear out of the hamper, so it is used. A little perverted?