Thursday, March 8, 2007
Penis Pump Judge's Pension Hearing Put On Hold
TULSA, OKLAHOMA - The pension hearing of penis pump judge Donald Thompson has been postponed indefinitely.
Thompson had been scheduled to appear before a hearing officer Tuesday to appeal the revocation of his $93,000 a year state pension.
But a hearing officer for the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System said that unless his attorneys waive his right to appear in person, the hearing would be delayed until he finishes his four-year prison sentence.
Although Thompson has the right to appear in person, the state Department of Corrections is refusing to transport him to the hearing, saying that it doesn't have authorization to transport inmates for hearings on pension funds.
Thompson, 59, thinks he should collect his $7,789 a month pension even though he's sitting in prison, serving his sentence for masturbating while presiding over jury trials including a murder case.
In December, the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System issued a ruling to withhold Thompson's retirement benefits after he was found guilty in June at jury trial of four felony courts of indecent exposure.
They say his felony convictions violate his oath of office in which he pledged to support, obey and defend the Constitutions of the United States and the state and to faithfully discharge his duties as a district judge.
He was sentenced to four consecutive one-year jail terms in August. In December, after serving only four months of the term, Thompson sought parole and was denied by the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board.
from The North County Gazette
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