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TexasTowelie

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Sun Dec 8, 2019, 01:25 AM Dec 2019

KY judge had sex in courthouse, forced out woman to open job for lover, panel charges [View all]

A Kentucky judge engaged in sexual activity with staff members in the courthouse, coerced attorneys to back her election and retaliated against a lawyer for not giving her the maximum campaign donation, a state panel has charged.

The Judicial Conduct Commission released nine charges on Wednesday against Judge Dawn M. Gentry, a family-court judge in Kenton County.

The commission enforces ethics rules that govern judges’ conduct. If the panel decides a judge broke the rules, it can impose penalties ranging from a reprimand to removal from office.

Gentry’s attorney filed a response denying she had sex with staffers at work or took part in any wrongdoing.

Read more: https://www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article238058699.html

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