Judge: Rape Victim Is 'No Day At Beach'
Prosecutors May Ask For Judge To Be Removed
Prosecutors in Seminole County say they might ask a veteran judge to be removed from a rape case because of comments the judge made about the victim.
Court records indicate Circuit Judge Gene Stephenson made the comment earlier this week while looking at a photograph of the victim. The record quotes the judge as saying, "Why would he want to rape her? She doesn't look like a day at the beach."
Stephenson says he doesn't remember making the comment. But it's in the record.
Suspect Brian Joseph Huffman is charged with beating and raping the woman on New Year's Eve of 2002. He faces life in prison if convicted.
The victim was a 57-year-old woman, who says the judge's comments are "appalling."
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Prosecutors May Ask For Judge To Be Removed
Prosecutors in Seminole County say they might ask a veteran judge to be removed from a rape case because of comments the judge made about the victim.
Court records indicate Circuit Judge Gene Stephenson made the comment earlier this week while looking at a photograph of the victim. The record quotes the judge as saying, "Why would he want to rape her? She doesn't look like a day at the beach."
Stephenson says he doesn't remember making the comment. But it's in the record.
Suspect Brian Joseph Huffman is charged with beating and raping the woman on New Year's Eve of 2002. He faces life in prison if convicted.
The victim was a 57-year-old woman, who says the judge's comments are "appalling."
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