Convicted Ex-Federal Judge Complains He's Being Treated Like Sex Offender, Seeks New Sentence
A former federal judge in Texas who admitted to nonconsensual sexual contact with court employees, although he pleaded guilty last year only to a related federal obstruction of justice charge, is now challenging prison conditions and seeking a new sentence.
Samuel Kent says he is being treated like a sex offender, even though he was never convicted of a sex crime, and complains that he has spent significant amounts of time in solitary and has been denied access to substance-abuse treatment and computer classes, reports the Associated Press.
In a motion filed yesterday in federal court in Houston, Kent alleges that “the Federal Bureau of Prisons has subjected Sam Kent to abusive psychological and physical conditions that have jeopardized his ongoing recovery from depression and alcoholism,” according to the Hair Balls blog of the Houston Press.
An article in the Galveston County Daily News provides additional details.
Earlier coverage:
ABAJournal.com: “Chronicle: Cry Us a River—And Punish Judge Kent By Axing His Pension”
ABAJournal.com: “33-Month Sentence for Federal Judge Samuel Kent in Obstruction Case”
ABAJournal.com: “Federal Judge Samuel Kent Resigns, as Senate Impeachment Trial Looms”
