Alleged genitals photo leads to suspension for Oklahoma lawyer
An Oklahoma lawyer accused of sending a picture of his penis to his client has been placed on an interim suspension following his no contest plea to distributing obscene material.
The Oklahoma Supreme Court suspended lawyer Jeremy Daniel Oliver, 35, on Tuesday, giving him until March 6 to show cause why discipline should not be imposed. The Legal Profession Blog linked to the suspension and to stories about the plea.
Oliver pleaded no contest to two misdemeanors–the obscene material charge and marijuana possession–and was sentenced to probation on Jan. 7, the Oklahoman reported. As part of the deal, prosecutors dropped a felony charge of soliciting sexual conduct with a minor by use of technology.
The felony charge stemmed from an allegation that Oliver asked the client for a threesome that included her 13-year-old daughter, according to previous coverage by the Oklahoman.
After the client complained to police, a deputy posed as the client in texts to Oliver, according to preliminary hearing testimony. The deputy asked Oliver whether he would waive his fees if the woman’s daughters “do what you want.” He allegedly responded, “Of course.” Marijuana was found in a search of Oliver’s home the next day, police said.
Garvin County District Attorney Greg Mashburn explained the dropped charge in an interview with the Oklahoman. “Sometimes, the evidence doesn’t shake out the way you anticipated it to, and you have to get what you can out of the case,” he said. “Unfortunately, that’s what we had to do here. We don’t like it, but we’re stuck with what the facts are and what they come out as in court.”
