An Arkansas judge has been running a side-business trading sex with vulnerable young male defendants in exchange for lenient sentencing.
Joseph Boeckmann served as a district judge in Cross County, Arkansas for six years, publicly presenting himself to be the very embodiment of moral high ground, deciding the fates of those who passed through his courtroom.
But now it’s Boeckmann who stands accused of a crime — reducing the sentences of young men, at least one of whom was under 18, who helped him with “personal work” underneath his judge’s robe.
The Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission shined a light on the dirty scheme: Boeckmann told young males to contact him at his home to complete “community sentences” like trash pickup, but once they arrived they’d be given a much different task to service their community.
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In exchange for sexual favors, he’d reduce their court fines or throw them out altogether.
Boeckmann was also quite the avid amateur photographer, and would require many of the men to pose for nude pictures, hundreds of which were recovered off his hard drive.
Oh, and he had props, too.
The Commission said, “They all depict young men, many naked who are in various poses inside the judge’s home and outside in his yard,” adding, “There are numerous photos of naked young men bending over after an apparent paddling.”
In one case, Boeckmann reduced a traffic fine and asked the defendant to bring three bags of cans to his house. The judge offered a drink to the defendant, referred to as W.M., then “Boeckmann informed W.M. that he needed W.M. to pull 2 cans from the bags and bend over as if he were picking up the cans.”
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The judge then coached him “on how to pose and spread his legs farther apart.”
Boeckmann is also accused of seeking out “young Caucasian males” to litigate for the sole purpose of targeting them for sex.
“Beoeckmann has engaged in a consistent pattern of seeking out young Caucasian male litigants… for the purpose of forming personal, sexual relations with the litigants, thus creating a self-imposed conflict of interest for himself.”
If it’s any consolation, the judge has stepped down from his position and will never again seek employment as a local, county or state employee.
JerseyMike
And they are worried about some creep in the bathroom.. these people kill me.. lol
GayEGO
And they pretend to be so law abiding.
Curtispsf
Here cums da judge.
davidjohng
So this judge is disbarred and prevented from any further judicial or official work but why in the hell isn’t this pervert being prosecuted? So lets stigmatize the transgender community without any known instance violation in their use of bathrooms but here is someone who says he represents “morality” and is a representative of a judicial elite and yet he is the molester here? And not just a molester but a whole long outrageous history of violating the public trust. Why shouldn’t this guy end up in prison? Right now he can just get another form of income and live his life as he did? People need to press this must like the Dennis Hastert case needs to be pressed by media and the LGBT community. These guys are the real perverts not us.
Sansacro
“vulnerable young male criminals.” Lol. Is that the name of the straight-to-video series?
Franklin
@Sansacro: Correction. Vulnerable young Caucasian males.
Black Pegasus
So the judge prefers young white thug azz huh?
I need to see some of the evidence before making an informed comment. lol
Bob LaBlah
“Beoeckmann has engaged in a consistent pattern of seeking out young Caucasian male litigants… for the purpose of forming personal, sexual relations with the litigants, thus creating a self-imposed conflict of interest for himself.”
Though I am sure I already know what the investigation will find I couldn’t think of a better time to check for discrepancies in his sentences. It seems very hard to believe young black males had even a snowballs chance in hell of being sentenced fairly.
barkomatic
I can’t imagine being faced with having sex with that troll in order to get a lighter sentence.
ShowMeGuy
I wonder which political party was the good and honorable Judge’s preferred party?
Poncho Sanchez
It doesn’t sound like the judge will get a harsh criminal sentence, but hopefully some of his victims will have the opportunity to sue him.
BGinBigD
Why isn’t his ass being prosecuted? Do I even need to ask the political party of this disgusting person? And I’ll bet he adamantly professes to be straight!
Me2
This disgusting pervert should be prosecuted and jailed in a women’s prison!
darkanser
I bet Jarec Wentworth wishes he had come before this judge.
Midtownny1
I wish Jerek had cum before him too so he could get back to making movies.
Chris
Vile, disgusting and abusive man. Throw his ass in jail.
Stache
@barkomatic: Especially when the charges were just misdemeanors.
DCguy
He hasn’t been arrested because he has friends in the local courthouse. Remember, he has worked with the local DA’s office for years and they are all friends.
The ONLY way this guy would EVER be prosecuted will be because this story is getting some publicity.
But that is the question for the prosecutors office, “Why hasn’t he already been arrested?”
If you want to let them know how you feel.
Cross County Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
Vincent Guest
Address
PO Box 1143, Wynne, Arkansas, 72396
Phone
(870) 238-0066
Fax: 238-7680
youarekiddingme
@DCguy: I just called this number…870-238-0066. It rings and then it just stops…Bad Number or they just disconnected the number.
DCguy
@youarekiddingme:
Could be either, I just got it off the website,
Ok, here is a number for the same office according to a different site.
870-208-8881
2265
Add boeckmann’s name to haystert, sandusky, duggar, and vogel, all known child predators and none are gay or transgender.
honestguy111
They had to specify that he likes white men to further push this White Supremacist Propaganda of the White man being the most desired gay man. I don’t understand why that even had to be mentioned lol. The gay community is ridiculous
Marky
@honestguy111: “…White Supremacist Propaganda of the White man being the most desired gay man.”
Riiiiiiiight…
ShaunNJ
@honestguy111: The judge’s preference for white males is relevant; we can infer nonwhite men and women altogether received a different standard of justice in his courtroom. It compounds the egregious behavior of the judge and is further proof of disparity in the criminal justice system based on race.
mawbinatl
@ShaunNJ: Thank you!
dwes09
The more in depth article in the NYT says “As of Tuesday, no criminal charges had been filed, but Mr. Sachar said they were possible.” He had already been barred from hearing cased because of an unrelated ethics investigation, and during that investigation court employees asked the investigators “if they had heard about the boys”!
Not even Fox or The Blaze are reporting his political affiliation which leads me to beleive he is most likely a republican. If there was any indication of a liberal bent it would have been all over the Blaze!