It is usually a sad day when judges find themselves on the other side of the gavel, but this one is particularly bad. Judges are the societal bulwarks called to punish people who commit cruel crimes, especially those involving children. Judge James B. Gosnell failed to answer that calling in a major way. Wect covered the initial arrest:
A judge in South Carolina was arrested because he was charged with child sexual abuse material, according to the United States Department of Justice.
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Investigators with the Department of Homeland Security received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children about several financial transactions with a distributor of child sexual abuse material from the United Kingdom. The payments came from a peer-to-peer online money transfer account associated with his phone number, address and email account in November 2024…They found a flash drive containing numerous videos and images depicting child sexual abuse, which include videos and images of minors, infants and toddlers engaged in sexually explicit conduct.
Child porn allegations aren’t the only time that this judge’s name were on the negative side of headlines:
That might fly as a famous Chris Rock bit from the 90s, but that’s hardly the language you’d expect of a robed judge in court.
Judge Gosnell made a move to be released on bond. While it is reasonable to think that a couple of the people put behind bars wouldn’t take too kindly to shacking up with the judge that put them there, the awkward roommate defense only goes so far. Live 5 News covered how it went for him:
Prosecutors requested that bond be denied. The bond court judge addressed the safety concerns, saying the Marshal’s Office and Charleston County Sheriff’s detention officers will keep Gosnell in appropriate quarters. But she set a detention hearing for Monday afternoon and ordered Gosnell to remain in custody until then.
Things may change come Monday. Till then, he’ll have a lot of time to think about the gravity of what he’s been accused of.
Judge Arrested After Being Accused Of Buying Child Sex Abuse Material From The UK, DOJ Says [WECT]
Judge Denies Bond For Charleston County Magistrate Facing Child Porn Charge [Live 5 News]
Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord™ in the Facebook group Law School Memes for Edgy T14s . He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. He is a former boatbuilder who is learning to swim, is interested in critical race theory, philosophy, and humor, and has a love for cycling that occasionally annoys his peers. You can reach him by email at cwilliams@abovethelaw.com and by tweet at @WritesForRent.
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It is usually a sad day when judges find themselves on the other side of the gavel, but this one is particularly bad. Judges are the societal bulwarks called to punish people who commit cruel crimes, especially those involving children. Judge James B. Gosnell failed to answer that calling in a major way. Wect covered the initial arrest:
A judge in South Carolina was arrested because he was charged with child sexual abuse material, according to the United States Department of Justice.
…
Investigators with the Department of Homeland Security received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children about several financial transactions with a distributor of child sexual abuse material from the United Kingdom. The payments came from a peer-to-peer online money transfer account associated with his phone number, address and email account in November 2024…They found a flash drive containing numerous videos and images depicting child sexual abuse, which include videos and images of minors, infants and toddlers engaged in sexually explicit conduct.
Child porn allegations aren’t the only time that this judge’s name were on the negative side of headlines:
That might fly as a famous Chris Rock bit from the 90s, but that’s hardly the language you’d expect of a robed judge in court.
Judge Gosnell made a move to be released on bond. While it is reasonable to think that a couple of the people put behind bars wouldn’t take too kindly to shacking up with the judge that put them there, the awkward roommate defense only goes so far. Live 5 News covered how it went for him:
Prosecutors requested that bond be denied. The bond court judge addressed the safety concerns, saying the Marshal’s Office and Charleston County Sheriff’s detention officers will keep Gosnell in appropriate quarters. But she set a detention hearing for Monday afternoon and ordered Gosnell to remain in custody until then.
Things may change come Monday. Till then, he’ll have a lot of time to think about the gravity of what he’s been accused of.
Judge Arrested After Being Accused Of Buying Child Sex Abuse Material From The UK, DOJ Says [WECT]
Judge Denies Bond For Charleston County Magistrate Facing Child Porn Charge [Live 5 News]
Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord™ in the Facebook group Law School Memes for Edgy T14s . He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. He is a former boatbuilder who is learning to swim, is interested in critical race theory, philosophy, and humor, and has a love for cycling that occasionally annoys his peers. You can reach him by email at cwilliams@abovethelaw.com and by tweet at @WritesForRent.
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