He blew a perfectly good career

Okla. Judge's Career Ended by Allegations 

By JULIE E. BISBEE, Associated Press Writer

Oklahoma City, OK (AP) -- Jurors and others in Judge Donald Thompson's courtroom kept hearing a strange whooshing noise, like a bicycle pump or maybe a blood pressure cuff. During one trial, Thompson seemed so distracted that some jurors thought he was playing a hand-held video game or tying fly-fishing lures behind the bench.

The explanation, investigators say, is even stranger than some imagined: The judge had a habit of masturbating with a penis pump under his robe during trials.

The lurid allegations have led to criminal charges against Thompson, brought an embarrassing end to a solid career and shocked many of his colleagues. The case could also lead to a wave of appeals from defendants claiming that the judge was not paying attention while presiding over their cases.

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Comments

[beth Donovan]

Love your headline, Allan!

[Allan]

Yeah. He just couldn't take the pressure.

;)