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 [email protected]
and
by
tweet
at @WritesForRent.