Judge allegedly used device to masturbate during trials

[hadrons]

OKLAHOMA CITY - 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.

Thompson, a 58-year-old married father of three grown children, has denied the allegations, and said the pump was just a gag gift received from a hunting buddy on his 50th birthday. He retired in August after being threatened with removal from the bench, but still faces indecent-exposure charges brought against him last month.

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http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/0208judge-fall08-ON.html

Here cums the judge

[havocmom]

1. From Russia today, famed jurist Gottabeatov, commented on the accusation:

"Anything to stay awake. A normal day in court is NOT Judge Judy, ya know."

[Catamount]

2. Good God! ??????????????? Wtf?? nt

[bobbobbins]

3. Thats not his bag baby