A former Georgia probate judge has been indicted for soliciting
sexual contact in exchange for favorable rulings in traffic and driving
under the influence charges, the Justice Department announced.
Bobby Joe Smith,
77, of Hartnell, Georgia, a former probate judge for Hart County, was
charged with one count of bribery and three counts of civil rights
violations. He will appear before a federal judge in the Middle District
of Georgia on April 25.
Between May 2013 and May 2014, Mr. Smith
met with three different women in his office regarding DUI and other
traffic offenses, according to court papers. Prosecutors allege that
during these meetings, he kissed and groped the women, exposing himself
to one of them.
He is alleged to have
called a judge in another county where one of the women had a speeding
ticket and falsely claimed the women was his granddaughter, the
department said, adding that none of the women consented to his sexual
advances.
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Former Georgia judge charged with exchanging favorable rulings for sex
1 comment:
Oh my God. Is anybody going to be proactive in getting bad judges?
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