Judge Who Reversed Rape Conviction Removed From Bench

[MrDawn]

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An Illinois judge who sparked outrage by reversing a man’s rape conviction involving a 16-year-old girl has been removed from the bench after a judicial oversight body found he circumvented the law and engaged in misconduct.

The Illinois Courts Commission removed Adams County Judge Robert Adrian from the bench Friday after it held a three-day hearing in Chicago in November on a compliant filed against Adrian.

Its decision says Adrian “engaged in multiple instances of misconduct” and “abused his position of power to indulge his own sense of justice while circumventing the law.”

The commission could have issued a reprimand, censure or suspension without pay, but its decision said it had “ample grounds” for immediately removing Adrian from the bench in western Illinois’ Adams County.

Illinois judge who reversed rape conviction removed from bench after panel finds he circumvented law

An Illinois judge who sparked outrage by reversing a man’s rape conviction involving a 16-year-old girl has been removed from the bench after a judicial oversight body found he circumvented the law and engaged in misconduct.

apnews.com

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

Judges should be held accountable.

 

[MrDawn]

Judges should be held accountable.

Yeah, they should. Some of them don't do right by the victims.

 

[Dead2009]

Im waiting for it to come out that he was related to the person that raped the girl.

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

Im waiting for it to come out that he was related to the person that raped the girl.

Thats what I'd call a plot twist.