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http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/04/justice/montana-rape-judge/?iref=obinsite
Board urges discipline for Montana judge who gave short rape sentence
By Steve Almasy, CNN
updated 7:31 PM EST, Tue February 4, 2014
(CNN) -- G. Todd Baugh, the Montana judge who drew a firestorm of criticism after sentencing a former high school teacher to a month behind bars for raping a 14-year-old girl, is the subject of a formal complaint from a judicial review board to the state's Supreme Court.
An attorney for the Judicial Standards Commission filed the four-page document on Monday, saying Baugh "eroded public confidence" in the judicial system and "created an appearance of impropriety."...
Board urges discipline for Montana judge who gave short rape sentence
By Steve Almasy, CNN
updated 7:31 PM EST, Tue February 4, 2014
(CNN) -- G. Todd Baugh, the Montana judge who drew a firestorm of criticism after sentencing a former high school teacher to a month behind bars for raping a 14-year-old girl, is the subject of a formal complaint from a judicial review board to the state's Supreme Court.
An attorney for the Judicial Standards Commission filed the four-page document on Monday, saying Baugh "eroded public confidence" in the judicial system and "created an appearance of impropriety."...