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Hestia

(3,818 posts) Tue Nov 17, 2015, 04:59 PM Nov 2015

Judge accused of soliciting sex in exchange for sentence reductions

Judge accused of soliciting sex in exchange for sentence reductions

A Cross County judge is accused of soliciting sex from offenders in his court in exchange for sentence reductions, the Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission said.

District Court Judge Joseph Boeckmann will have 30 days to respond to charges filed by the commission, which were released Tuesday. He is also entitled to a hearing in front of the commission.

Boeckmann, a district judge since 2009, used his role as judge to seek "out young Caucasian male litigants," for the purpose of sexual relationships, the commission stated in its allegations.

The report says Boeckmann at times told offenders to perform "substituionary sentences" and asked them to "contact him to present their 'trash pick up' requirements at either his office or his home."

http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2015/nov/17/cross-county-judge-charged-giving-leniency-sexual-/

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Judge accused of soliciting sex in exchange for sentence reductions (Original Post) Hestia Nov 2015 OP

Of course, judicial elections are no longer listed by party, but makes you wonder who else he hangs Hestia Nov 2015 #1

Someone with his name gave $500 to Marion Berry in 2002 valerief Nov 2015 #2

Interesting. Thanks for the info. Just with all the scandals from the other side, my mind Hestia Nov 2015 #3

A blue dog is as bad as a Republican in my mind. nt valerief Nov 2015 #4

Hestia

(3,818 posts)

1. Of course, judicial elections are no longer listed by party, but makes you wonder who else he hangs

Reply to Hestia (Original post)

Tue Nov 17, 2015, 05:00 PM

Nov 2015

out with...

valerief

(53,235 posts)

2. Someone with his name gave $500 to Marion Berry in 2002

Reply to Hestia (Reply #1)

Tue Nov 17, 2015, 05:50 PM

Nov 2015

per Open Secrets.

Contributor Occupation Date Amount Recipient
BOECKMANN JR, JOSEPH
WYNNE, AR 72396 Self-Employed/Attorney 3/31/02 $500 Berry, Marion (D)

That's not Marion Barry, the Charlie Sheen of politics, but this guy, a Blue Dog (of course):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Marion_Berry

He's an asshole.

On October 10, 2002, Marion Berry was among the 81 House Democrats who voted in favor of authorizing the invasion of Iraq.[3]

Berry was the only Democrat to vote against the GIVE Act, an act which could expand the AmeriCorps program.[4][5]

On March 21, 2010, Berry joined 33 other Democrats and 178 Republicans and voted no on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Berry was one of four Democrats to vote against the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010, joining 155 of 159 Republicans, blocking the vote (which needed a 2/3 majority to pass, as it was brought to vote under a motion to suspend rules.)[6]

Hestia

(3,818 posts)

3. Interesting. Thanks for the info. Just with all the scandals from the other side, my mind

Reply to valerief (Reply #2)

Wed Nov 18, 2015, 09:47 PM

Nov 2015

automatically when there.

valerief

(53,235 posts)

4. A blue dog is as bad as a Republican in my mind. nt

Reply to Hestia (Reply #3)

Thu Nov 19, 2015, 12:20 PM

Nov 2015

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