LITTLE
ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal judge sentenced a former Arkansas judge
Wednesday to five years in prison — a stiffer punishment than
prosecutors recommended — after he admitted giving young male defendants
lighter sentences in return for personal benefits that included sexual
favors.
Joseph
Boeckmann's lawyer had wanted home detention for the 72-year-old, and
prosecutors said he should go to prison for just over three years. After
hearing from two of the ex-judge's victims, U.S. District Judge
Kristine Baker said she had no choice but to impose an even longer
sentence.
"He
acted corruptly while serving as a judge. When his back was against the
wall, he obstructed justice," Baker said. "That sets his crime apart."
Prosecutors
said Boeckmann's pattern of misbehavior dated at least to the 1990s,
when he was investigated while a part-time deputy Cross County
prosecutor. Federal prosecutors decided against charging him after he
agreed to give up his post in 1998.
Source: YahooNews
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