Tough Love

Ex-judge accused of spanking U.S. male inmates in his office

..and awarding them reduced jail time in return for sex

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dailymail.co.uk

Former Circuit judge Herman Thomas, who was once the Democratic Party’s choice to be the first black federal judge in south Alabama, is accused of bringing inmates to his office and spanking them with a paddle. His trial for charges of sodomy, kidnapping, sex abuse, extortion, assault and ethics violations is set to begin today.

The 48-year-old insists he is innocent and claims he was trying to mentor the inmates...