An Illinois judge who sparked outrage by reversing a man’s rape conviction involving a 16-year-old girl has been removed from the bench after a judicial oversight body found he circumvented the law and engaged in misconduct.

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[–] 16 points 2 years ago (1 child)

The standard solution to this is using federal charges for the second trial.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago

    That might work, if there are causes for federal charges. If she was still in school the feds might be able to have some angle on it. But federal charges for sexual assault are far from being "standard". More common is bringing a civil case for monetary liability including punitive damages. IANAL so I don't know whether any of this is possible in this situation.

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