We previously reported on Federal District Court Judge Samuel Kent’s alleged inability to keep his hands off his female staff here here and here—charges that Judge Kent adamantly denied at the time when his former female case manager sued the jurist for serially groping her while drunk, all the while telling coworkers that the woman wanted the “affair”.
Now, in the ultimate reversal of fortune, the sitting Federal Court judge—the first to be convicted of a sex crime—will be spending 33 months in a federal prison in accordance with his sentencing today, as reported in the Houston Chronicle. The disgraced sitting jurist must report to prison on June 15 to begin his sentence.
According to the Houston Chronicle article, Cathy McBroom—the primary object of Kent’s sexual attention and the one-time Galveston case manager for Kent who made the formal complaint that led to the judge’s criminal conviction had the last word:
Donna Wilkerson, Kent’s secretary, said Kent sexually and psychologically abused her starting her fifth day on the job, the Chronicle reported.
Prosecutors said Kent, known for his wit and his willingness to berate attorneys and some criminal defendants, had created a “culture of fear” in Galveston, where he was the lone federal trial judge for about 17 years before being brought to Houston after a reprimand from the judicial council for sexual harassment.
In the meantime, although Kent continues to receive his judicial salary, Congressional impeachment proceedings will likely begin today, the Chronicle is reporting.
Now, in the ultimate reversal of fortune, the sitting Federal Court judge—the first to be convicted of a sex crime—will be spending 33 months in a federal prison in accordance with his sentencing today, as reported in the Houston Chronicle. The disgraced sitting jurist must report to prison on June 15 to begin his sentence.
According to the Houston Chronicle article, Cathy McBroom—the primary object of Kent’s sexual attention and the one-time Galveston case manager for Kent who made the formal complaint that led to the judge’s criminal conviction had the last word:
“Being molested and groped by a drunken giant is not my idea of an affair,” McBroom said. She said she lost her marriage, her Galveston position, sleep, self-esteem and more and asked Kent be sentenced so he and others will remember it.”
Donna Wilkerson, Kent’s secretary, said Kent sexually and psychologically abused her starting her fifth day on the job, the Chronicle reported.
Prosecutors said Kent, known for his wit and his willingness to berate attorneys and some criminal defendants, had created a “culture of fear” in Galveston, where he was the lone federal trial judge for about 17 years before being brought to Houston after a reprimand from the judicial council for sexual harassment.
In the meantime, although Kent continues to receive his judicial salary, Congressional impeachment proceedings will likely begin today, the Chronicle is reporting.
“Unless Judge Samuel Kent immediately resigns, we intend to introduce a resolution jointly (Tuesday) to commence an inquiry into whether grounds exist to impeach him and remove him from office,” said a joint statement issued by Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Lamar Smith, R-San Antonio, the committee’s ranking Republican member.Kent left the courthouse holding hands with his wife, Sarah. Awwww, how sweet.
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