Battery charge against U.S. judge dropped, angering congresswoman
Source: Reuters
A misdemeanor charge against a federal judge accused of beating his wife in an Atlanta hotel room in August 2014 has been dropped, a court official said on Tuesday, prompting an angry reaction from a U.S. congresswoman who has called for his dismissal.
The allegations against Alabama-based U.S. District Judge Mark Fuller, which came amid a furor over the National Football League's perceived lenient treatment of players accused or convicted of domestic violence, triggered a judicial inquiry and calls for his removal from the bench.
Fuller, who was stripped of his docket following the incident, has said through his attorney that he hopes to return to his job.
U.S. Congressman Terri Sewell, an Alabama Democrat, said on Tuesday that the April 2 dismissal of the battery charge and its expungement from Fuller's record after his completion of a six-month domestic violence program sends the wrong message to perpetrators.
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Beyond outrageous. This is the judge who put Don Siegelman in jail. Siegelman needs to be pardoned now.
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