Ciavarella, Conahan Pleas Rejected

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WNEP - Channel 16 reported this news late this afternoon. This is good news for those of us who thought an 87 month sentence wasn't nearly enough for the outrageous actions these two judges took in disposing of juvenile offenders.

http://www.wnep.com/wnep-luz-judge-plea-agreements-rejected-corruption,0,4809993.story

Now that those guilty pleas have been rejected by a federal judge, a court hearing will be scheduled on the matter at which time Conahan and Ciavarella will have an opportunity to take back their guilty pleas. If they don't take back those guilty pleas, Judge Kosik could give them a more serious sentence than originally agreed upon.

According to court documents, Conahan filed several objections to the pre-sentencing report. In Friday's ruling, Judge Kosik wrote Conahan, " attempted to obstruct and impede justice" and failed to take responsibility for what he had done.

The report also critcized former judge Ciavarella for making public apologies more for himself, than for his actions. The judge called such denials, "self serving and abundantly contradicted by the evidence."

A PDF file containing the court order is available at the WNEP website.