Verdict In On Alabama Judge Accused Of Sexual Deviance With Prisoners

October 27th, 2009

Posted by Bossip Staff

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Remember the Alabama judge, Herman Thomas, who was accused of being gay and making prisoners do something strange for a sentence change? Well, the verdict came in regarding his case:

A former Alabama judge accused of checking male inmates out of jail and forcing them to engage in sexual activity was found…

… not guilty Monday on charges of sexual abuse, attempted sodomy and assault, his lawyer said. Attorney Robert Clark said former Judge Herman Thomas was found not guilty on several charges and the judge in the case granted a directed verdict of acquittal on all the other counts.

The Mobile County district attorney did not immediately return CNN calls for comment. Thomas, 48, denied wrongdoing. Clark said on October 20 that the judge was trying to mentor the inmates and did not assault them. The judge does not deny bringing the inmates into his office, Clark said last week. “He was mentoring them. He was trying to get them to do right, to be productive citizens.”

Thomas cried after the verdicts were read, Clark said Monday. “He hugged me and he hugged his wife. And he had a courtroom full of supporters. It all worked out in the end,” the attorney said. One of the alleged victims testified October 19 that he doesn’t know why his semen was found on the carpet of a small room used as an office by Thomas, according to The Mobile Press-Register newspaper. But he did say Thomas spanked him with a belt on several occasions, the newspaper reported, and that the paddling took place inside a jury room, in the small office and at a Mobile, Alabama, fraternity house.

Another man testified that after he was charged with kidnapping and robbery in 2002, Thomas visited him in jail and urged the man to let Thomas decide the case instead of a jury, according to the Press-Register. Thomas convicted him of lesser charges, he testified, and sentenced him to a 90-day boot camp. He said Thomas also beat him with a belt on his bare buttocks about a dozen times at the courthouse, the newspaper reported. Neither man was identified. “All of them [the alleged victims] were given preferential treatment at some point,” Nicki Patterson, chief assistant district attorney for Mobile County, said earlier this month. “And ultimately, when some of them refused to continue participating [in the activities], they were given what I would view as excessive sentences. But certainly while the inmates were involved with the activities we allege, the state would say, it was extremely lenient sentences.”

Clark said his client’s next hurdle is the Alabama State Bar. “They suspended him back in March because he got indicted. And we’re fighting to give him his law license back,” he said.

A prisoner’s word over a judge’s… come on now.

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42 Responses to “Verdict In On Alabama Judge Accused Of Sexual Deviance With Prisoners”

drenk

10/27/09, 13:55:pm

congratulations! now go suck a ***** and celebrate!

Octavia

10/27/09, 13:57:pm

“One of the alleged victims testified October 19 that he doesn’t know why his semen was found on the carpet of a small room used as an office by Thomas, according to The Mobile Press-Register newspaper. But he did say Thomas spanked him with a belt on several occasions, the newspaper reported, and that the paddling took place inside a jury room, in the small office and at a Mobile, Alabama, fraternity house.”

LMAO. Damn… he had them doing “something strange” indeed.

Pookie

10/27/09, 14:06:pm

Congratulations

Aunt Viv

10/27/09, 14:13:pm

Ugh. He probably would have liked prison, with all the fresh d*ck around him…

PradaMaMa

10/27/09, 14:16:pm

Ah nasty *****…

Shawn Jones

10/27/09, 14:16:pm

Why do I fill that this is not the last the we will hear of this guy. Your true colors alwyas come out.

Alrighty Then...

10/27/09, 14:24:pm

Well, he was found not guilty by a jury of his peers, so I’ll leave it at that. But as such, they need to reinstate him immediately. Fair is fair…

Hot Chocolate

10/27/09, 14:27:pm

Nasty Nasty Old Man!!!!

This some Shhh...

10/27/09, 14:28:pm

Damn, the judge beat a nut out of a brotha?

Mobile Native

10/27/09, 15:08:pm

At first I wasn’t gonna comment but now I have to say something. H. Thomas was the only black to sit in that position. He did help alot of blacks.
On a personal note he has womanly tendencies, yes. But he has struggled to make it through college then law school p*****ed the bar exam became a judge in a prodominately white city. He moved his way up…then he took a great fall.
All this to say that whoever was after him achieved what they set out to do…to destroy his career.
You really have to fight for everything you get. Once you get what you have fought for it’s *****le to reach out to help others but it’s not your responsibility to do so. You can not stop or change grown people. Good intentions can send you to hell. He had good intentions how he went about them we can all critize and argue with them. But at the end of the day when you take on other people problems yours just get bigger. whether you’re a janitor or judge.
In the end people everybody needs help. We are not perfect people. However, protect yourself. Don’t get involved with everybody’s mess. It simply isn’t your calling to do. Most importantly don’t feel guilty when we don’t help our own.
At the end of the day I couldn’t help H. Thomas even if I wanted to. I hope now he understands the level of man that he is. He is not a god. Nor judge now. I tell people you are not helping me if I have to help you. Period.
I know this may go over some people heads but it can happen to anyone who has tried to help and gotten burned.

elektrikeccentrik

10/27/09, 15:16:pm

he looks like a perv that would use his authority to bend the will (and bend over the brothas) for the exchange for more lenient sentences…
idk about this story though…

Ain't That Some *****?

10/27/09, 15:20:pm

Please…This is bull*****. That judge is guilty but he had the law on his side, and no one will believe the words of criminals. Oh well, i guess he will just stick to using gay sex sites, now.

It's me

10/27/09, 15:22:pm

damn that’s *****ed up. The judge know he was either sucking their *****s or hitten them in the *****. Hell they were hitten him in the ***** as well. punk *****..

MulattoMom

10/27/09, 15:24:pm

the inmate with the semen sample found on the carpet…obviously liked what he was doing…

TASTY

10/27/09, 15:40:pm

DAMN SHAME, KNOWING GOOD WELL HE’S GUILTY

Miss Thang

10/27/09, 15:46:pm

This is why you gotta leave some folks alone. I know that when I’ve tried to reach out and help folks, I’ve been burned. So, I’m very selective as to who I help. Some people are so low in life that they view help or kindness as a weakness and will destroy good people who try and help them.

The judge needs to realize that trash is always going to be trash and when you stop helping them, they’ll turn on you. Yes, you want to help people but help those who want to help themselves.

elektrikeccentrik

10/27/09, 15:52:pm

@ MulattoMom
lol not necessarily.
have you heard Oprah talk about being raped? I don’t like the ***** but I remember this story… she said that when she was being raped, she felt dirty and ashamed not only because of the obvious (her being raped) but the fact that she became wet since her body became naturally aroused. maybe it was the same for dude with semen on the carpet.

THE SoSelphish 1

10/27/09, 15:52:pm

kinda shocked that they found him innocent…
BUT….

At the same time… I’m not… he is a judge, and im sure he has people in ‘high and low places’ not to mention the ones on his ‘payroll’… so he keeps them pockets padded for such instances as this…

And really… who believes a crimimal. They all say they didnt do this or that… but their creditability is already shot bfore they enter the court!

drenk

10/27/09, 16:09:pm

@ elektrikeccentrik

i dunno about that, if a guy isnt enjoying it he wont get hard, let alone bust off. i understand the whole natural reaction to arousal, its just different for a guy tho

*****CATFUN

10/27/09, 16:11:pm

LMAO @ DRENK!

*****CATFUN

10/27/09, 16:12:pm

I BET THAT “JUDGE” GOT A STIFF FAT ***** IN HIS MOUTH RIGHT NOW!

drenk

10/27/09, 16:21:pm

@ *****CATFUN

im sure he’s dancing to “Mighty Real” celebrating with nuts resting on his chin

Ms. Littlejohn

10/27/09, 16:41:pm

You know what… I’m disgusted with this pervert. Money and power…

baby

10/27/09, 16:57:pm

I live in Mobile. This judge is well known in this community. It is also well known that he has been doing this ***** for years. He got too big for his britches. His cousin also well known was convicted for some other ***** and h. thomas stole the highly publizied case and sent his cousin to another jail. This *****ed off the judge who was handling his case and all hell broke loose. A College president lost her job. A couple of high school principles. anybody that had any dealings with the cousin D. Thomas got caught up something real serious. This ***** gulity as hell. The white folks wanted to teach him a lesson. I bet he will sit his ***** down now.

MoniSings

10/27/09, 17:23:pm

Drenk…you keep me on the floor…LMAO!

james spader

10/27/09, 17:56:pm

elektrikeccentrik

When she was raped she became wet since her body became naturally aroused.

________________________________________________________

Hmmmm…interesting and in a strange way…arousing.

Ms. Littlejohn

10/27/09, 18:07:pm

@James Spader

You’re scary… Should’ve kept that ***** to yourself.

Excuse Me!

10/27/09, 18:10:pm

“One of the alleged victims testified October 19 that he doesn’t know why his semen was found on the carpet of a small room used as an office by Thomas…”

Yea, I wonder how his semen got there, such a mystery!

KingLion

10/27/09, 18:42:pm

American so-called negroes lol!!

This is why you gotta quit given the black card to white folks because you end up taking on their nature of life………….sickening!!

Alrighty Then...

10/27/09, 18:48:pm

@drenk

@ elektrikeccentrik

i dunno about that, if a guy isnt enjoying it he wont get hard, let alone bust off. i understand the whole natural reaction to arousal, its just different for a guy tho
—————————————————
That’s not true… I would just say look into it, but that’s 100% not true…

Hannibals Dad

10/27/09, 18:58:pm

AND THE VER***** IS…..A ***** IN YO ***** OR 5 YEARS, WHAT WILL IT BE !!!!!

read it again

10/27/09, 19:53:pm

@Alrighty Then… no he wasn’t ….there was no jury… judge

I'm Just Me: Keeping it Real Since 1983

10/27/09, 20:00:pm

I believe he was guilty!

PhatDjSwagger (rip MichaelJackson THE KING OF MUSIC NO ONE HAS OUT SOLD HIM)

10/27/09, 22:37:pm

*****ing *****gs!!!
They are always trying to recruit then wonder why people hates homos.

ensiteful

10/28/09, 03:34:am

Funny how black people in the North and West will eat up any negative news on other blacks. Did ya’ll read some of the reasons they wanted this man to lose his position. Some of these crack rednecks said they did not like the way he was walking around town with his head up, yes in this day and age a ***** is supposed to step off the sidewalk and say “yes sah, yes maam” to every white man, woman and child. But this generation of idiots think everything is entertainment and fun and games. This was in Alabama where they have cities with posting “Black don’t be out in public at night” check the 60 minute special on this.

Also look who were there witnesses a bunch of seasoned felons and convicts, hell yes any convict will testify against the judge that put him in jail. Plus just the weak self hating mentality many black have, how many black hold contempt for other educated black? Now what you think bout a bunch of career criminals? Ya’ll need to wake da ***** up, stop all this jerkin, stanky leggin, who got da patron, nonsense.

PhillyinDubai

10/28/09, 06:43:am

How can someone not know their semen is on the floor. No wonder the judge spank that @ss!

Souljagir

10/28/09, 09:09:am

This is sick and perverted often there is some truth in a lie so I think this judge parti*****ted in homosexual behavior and exploited these inmates! The inmates would rather be free vs. locked up so they willingly parti*****ted. I find it completely GROSS. If I were his wife I wouldn’t have been there supporting him. I mean goodness how is it all these things add up and prisoners are telling the same stories….they’re locked up what did they have to loose…they took a risk of having a back lash for this too! That judge was sooo Guilty! Damn all this gay activity going on was spoken of in the bible! I disgress!

Red

10/28/09, 09:13:am

Oprah got wet? And Gayle wasn’t involved? Dang!

BigD

10/28/09, 09:18:am

I’m in total shock. We have no justice system.

HANNIBALS PIMP AKA MR.BACKHAND

10/28/09, 10:30:am

why would a grown man let a judge spank him on several occasions and drip sperm?

viewer

10/28/09, 12:17:pm

Uggghhh…. I am so tired of these down-low black men!!! I was at a party this weekend & this gay blk guy was poppin and dancing all hard all on the flow gettin low wit it!!! & it was so funny how I paid attention to all the blk guys as he was dancng & the faces they had on their face was too funny!!! They looked so nervous & was trying to act like they didn’t want to look knowing that they liked it!!!lmao