Judge headed for trial on accusations that he *** in court

[zzyzzx]

http://www.courttv.com/trials/thompson_donald/010306_prelim_ctv.html

Retired judge headed for trial on accusations that he masturbated in court
Updated Jan. 3, 2006, 5:56 p.m. ET



For the second time in less than a year, a retired Oklahoma judge was ordered to stand trial on allegations that he exposed himself on the bench during trials.

A court reporter for former Creek County District Judge Donald Thompson testified in a brief preliminary hearing Tuesday that she witnessed her former boss masturbating with a device known as a penis pump while he presided over several trials from 2001 to 2003.



Thompson, 59, is scheduled to be arraigned Jan. 26 on four counts of indecent exposure and one count of misuse of a state computer for allegedly keeping explicit photos of himself on his office computer.

The disgraced jurist faces up to 41 years in prison on the five counts.

Court reporter Lisa Foster, the only witness in the hearing, also testified that she saw Thompson shave his pubic area during closing arguments in a high-profile murder case, but did not report him to police for fear of professional repercussions.

"I didn't want to lose my job," Foster said, according to the Associated Press. "I didn't want to do something that would hurt him and his family."

In January 2005, Oklahoma prosecutors charged Thompson with three counts of indecent exposure stemming from similar claims from Thompson's clerk, a trial witness and several jurors.

Panelists from two criminal trials and one civil trial told police they heard whooshing noises from the bench, which they likened to the sound of "a hemorrhoid donut" or a blood-pressure cuff.

In November, after a series of delays due to conflicts of interests within the case, a team of special prosecutors filed a new count of indecent exposure and one count of misuse of a state computer against Thompson.

The fifth count refers to allegations that the judge kept photographs of himself and a female engaging in "lewd and lascivious acts" on a computer in his chambers.

The second amended complaint also expanded the dates of the alleged incidents.

Thompson resigned from his 20-year post in August 2004 following an investigation into his alleged misconduct, a move which has allowed him to continue collecting on his pension.

If he is convicted of the felony counts, his reported $88,000 pension will be revoked. Judge James Bland will set a trial date at Thompson's arraignment.

[RottenFoxBreath]

yeh he looks like a wanker.

[Faustus]

ah whats the harm? Just a man in a robe on a bench... with a penis pump. I mean really?

haha ok maybe not ... damn, this goes into a conversation from just the other day about people viewing porn in the workplace "do you have so little self control that you can't wait until you get home?" wtf

[zzyzzx]

http://www.tricities.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=TRI/MGArticle/TRI_BasicArticle&c=M...s/localnews&s=

Streaker faces indecent exposure charge
Jan 5, 12:00 AM EST

BLOUNTVILLE - An evening jog could cross the finish line in jail for a man accused of streaking on the Sullivan Central High School track.

Daniel G. Whitaker, 29, of Piney Flats faces a charge of indecent exposure after two women said he flashed them Sept. 20.

Susie Miller and Joy Fleenor told police they went to the track that night to walk.

When they got there, Whitaker, whom they didn't know, walked up and "asked if they minded if he jogged in the nude," according to a court affidavit.

The women laughed. They told police they ignored Whitaker and started walking.

"As they walked, the male came running by them completely naked," Sullivan County sheriff's Lt. Bobby Russell wrote in the affidavit.

The women said they hurried to their cars and left.

"As they got into their vehicles, the man leaned against the gate and began masturbating," Russell wrote.



The women called 911, and sheriff's deputies arrived just before 9 p.m.

Miller later identified the man as Whitaker from a photo lineup, authorities said.

The women also described a car similar to Whitaker's, according to the affidavit.

Whitaker told police he went to the high school around that time to watch the school band practice but couldn't remember the date, according to the affidavit.

Authorities charged Whitaker with indecent exposure last week but hadn't served the warrant Wednesday.

Whitaker remained free. No court date had been set.

[Cobra]

zzyzzx - please refrain from posting distateful subject matter. This is against the Forum AUP.

Thanks,

Cobra