U.S. District Judge Samuel Kent indicted in sex case

Source: Houston Chronicle

U.S. District Judge Samuel Kent was indicted Thursday on charges of abusive sexual contact and attempted aggravated sexual abuse of a female employee, making him the first federal judge to be charged with federal sex crimes and the first in Texas indicted in recent history.

The federal criminal investigation was launched in November 2007 after Kent's former case manager, Cathy McBroom, complained that the judge physically touched her under her clothing twice and often made obscene suggestions during the six years she worked for him.

In the indictment, he is accused of making unwanted sexual contact "with an intent to abuse, humiliate, harass (and) degrade."

The Chronicle does not normally identify sexual abuse victims, but McBroom, referred to as "Person A" in the indictment, previously authorized her attorney to speak about the allegations and on Thursday released her own written statement.

Read more: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/5972279.html

It was George H.W. Bush. (As soon as I saw the headline, I smelled a Republican.)

http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/tGetInfo?jid=1261

Nominated by George H.W. Bush on August 3, 1990

Have we learned nothing from the Duke case? I think a trial is in order before conviction.

some people are guilty before they are proven innocent. But you're right..not this guy.

I take this stuff with a huge grain of salt. Although the accuser seems much more credible.

see list here ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/L0oniX/7