A federal judge facing sexual abuse charges struck a plea deal Monday allowing him to get off on much lighter terms. By pleading guilty to obstruction of justice and retiring from the federal bench, Judge Samuel Kent will not have to face a trial for five other charges relating to sexually inappropriate behavior with employees, although the plea deal did require the judge to admit that his advances were neither invited nor enjoyed. The obstruction of justice charge carries a 20 year maximum sentence. Kent would have been the first district judge to be tried on federal sexual harassment charges. (New York Times)
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