Via Hot Air:
Woman ‘molested in COURTROOM by marshal before he orders her to be arrested with no explanation’
A 28-year-old woman has accused a court marshal of sexually assaulting her during a search in a courthouse witness room – and numerous court employees are accused of covering it up.
Monica Contreras, from Las Vegas, is suing Clark County and its courts, claiming her civil rights were violated when marshal Ron Fox groped her when she attended for a divorce hearing in August 2011.
Her two-year-old daughter was with her at the time.
Judge Patricia Donninger is accused of ignoring Contreras when she complained to her about the incident and a video shows Donninger with her back turned to Contreras, acting as if she doesn’t hear her.
The 28-year-old claims that while they were in witness room, Fox touched her buttocks and breast and ordered her to lift up her shirt.
A later internal investigation by Clark County courts validated her claims.
Multiple employees are now under investigation for covering up the sexual assault. Fox was fired after a six-month investigation, though he denies the claims and is suing for unfair dismissal.
According to internal court documents, he ordered Contreras into a room for an unexplained drug search which he performed even though she asked for a female marshal.
The video shows the shocking events unfold in the courtroom after Contreras and Fox returned from the witness room.
After she announced to the court house that he sexually assaulted her, Fox ordered her to be arrested at which point Contreras asks: ‘For what sir? Why would I be arrested? Can you please tell me?’
He replies: ‘Because of false allegations made against a police officer,’ before telling her the only way she can avoid arrest is to recant the accusations.
But Contreras steps up the microphone and states: ‘You put me in a room. You asked me to lift up my shirt without a witness.’
Fox then orders her to be taken to jail.
I can’t find anything about what happened after she was arrested. I hope the charges against her were summarily dismissed. The marshal should be charged with sexual assault and assault under color of authority. The bailiff and the judge should both be fired. Contreras should win a LOT of money from Clark County.
I wonder how many other women were assaulted like that before her?
The Crawdad Hole 
Sexual assault and harassment are common in women’s jails and prisons. The women don’t dare report it and are unlikely to be believed anyway.
There is no such thing as “consensual sex” in such situations.
From what I’ve read, there was an investigation and Mr. Fox was fired. He is now suing for wrongful termination. And Ms. Contreras is suing the county.
You’re right, myiq. It’s despicable and it happens more times than people realize.
Slime City normal behavior. Nothing to see here. Keep.moving.
The telling thing here seems to be Fox’s assumption no other officials will interfere with his actions. SOP is a female deputy does the search. Alt. is two male deputies Or male deputy and female court clerk as witness. There us no other alt. in real LE agencies. Back to Slime City.
If I was the judge my first question would be “What was your probable cause to search her?” My second question would be “Why didn’t you call for a female deputy?” I also would have asked him what she was being charged with because “making false allegations against a police officer” is not a crime in Nevada.
Then I would have called for his supervisor to come to court and tell him to make a full written report of the incident and send me a copy. Last of all I would have ordered them to cite and then O.R. her right from the courtroom.
(Cops are supposed to bring arrestees before a magistrate and they were already there.)
Yep, yep and yep. Buddy system between da’ judge and Fox seems obvious. Vegas has been little Chicago for decades. Trust “justice system” there to the peril of your freedom.
OT – that video guy Nakoula is completely intimidated
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/innocence-of-muslims-filmmaker-speaks-to-fox-from-prison-if-i-could-go-back-id-release-video-again/
that’s what happens when the Stasi gets you
I read he is being replaced with a WhiteHouse lawyer? Curious. Some shit about to hit the fan? Also, Beck says is going to reveal something tomorrow that is really really bad. Both Dems and Repubs involved. Has a leaker. It’s Beck, so grain of salt, but still:
If and when he drops a bombshell I’ll consider it. But right now I’d be concerned about people making shit up to grab some of the attention.
That’s why I said “grain of salt”. Still curious what it is, though. Beck is often right in the general sense, but such a fucking drama queen otherwise.
Honk!
Not that there’s any shortage, but this is the time to clean and service our BS filters.
Hey, I’m trying to SPECULATE up in here! It’s the new national sport. 😀
I’m running out of tinfoil hats these days. I’m down to tinfoil sun visors, and those are about as lame as fanny packs.
Would send you some Reynold’s Wrap but need it to cover up my phones at night.
LOL!
Pro tip: Tinfoil thongs are very uncomfortable on hot days.
Wait, I thought you just cut the grass 2 days ago. Is it high already?
I was just cooling off in the sprinkler.
So that was YOU a couple of weeks ago on the Santa Cruz boardwalk?
😳
Tin foil fanny packs are so useful, who gives a fuck if they’re lame? Without them, the Republicans would be able to beam tansvaginal ultasounds into me, and that would be like being virtually raped! Can’t be having that shit, nosireebob.
Gawd, our country is so screwed.
lol
That’s just disgusting. I hope she sues them for millions. All of them.
CIA leader should be smart, ethical and close-mouthed. That seems to rule out mist lawyers. Klown excepted, of course.
It’s like political officers in the USSR is my guess.
EXACTLY!!! 🙂
https://twitter.com/VeryGrumpyCat/status/344919074054217728
Regarding that earlier Pew poll showing so many people supporting the surveillance state, if you looked at the questions it was a real push poll. It asked stuff like “If it would prevent a terrorist attack, are you okay with the govt listening to your phone call?” Bullshit loaded questions designed to get an affirmative response.
All the other polls, who word it more neutrally, are getting MUCH different results. Including Gallup.
http://www.gallup.com/poll/163043/americans-disapprove-government-surveillance-programs.aspx
I’m not the only one finding this odd:
Snowden says USA has been conducting cyberwar on CHina for years
Meh. All countries hack and spy on each other. All of them. That doesn’t bother me one bit.
Advanced tinfoil expertise required:
http://www.straightlinelogic.com/straightlinelogic/June_10,_2013.html
So, basically, this conspiracy theory is that the NSA leak is on purpose, to, in the end, intimidate the public into silence.
Seems like a huge gamble on govt’s part considering the global backlash already.
OTOH, I can’t dismiss it altogether because I have felt in the past that Obama’s revelations of his drone kill list has been to intimidate his opposition. It’s disturbing to see the same thought echoed here.
I’m still waiting for the backlash. If Gomez beats Markey in the special election for Kerry’s seat, I might start to believe people are mad.
Is Gomez talking about the NSA scandal in his campaign?
Not yet.
http://weaselzippers.us/2013/06/12/harry-reid-warns-gop-he-will-not-allow-strict-border-security-measures-in-amnesty-bill/
I still have not forgiven nevada for inflicting this whatever on us
Kind of says it all. The Dems have no intention of border controls. Ever. Why would they want to restrict the flow of undocumented Democrats. Similar to the plan in the UK from labor to open the flood gates of immigration so they’d never have a Thatcher ever again. Interesting plan.
If the GOP has a brain in their heads, they will be in front of cameras EVERY day lamblasting the Democrats for refusing to let border security be part of the plan. Villify and castigate them for sinking the plan.
But since when have they had a brain in their heads?
No one has ever blamed them of being inflicted with brain power.
As I used to say about the Democrats 10 years ago – “It’s like they don’t want to win!”
I know…
I guess harry does not care about this
http://www.siotw.org/modules/news_english/item.php?itemid=1202
terrorist crossing into the USA along the southern border
http://weaselzippers.us/2013/06/12/obama-threatens-to-veto-bill-if-it-contains-religious-protection-amendment-for-members-of-the-military/
so our armed forces are supposed to fight for religious freedom for others and not allowed to have it for themselves.
You can practice whatever religion you want in the services. What you don’t need are people preaching at work and then you get marked down on your evals because you object to hearing it all of the time. I was in the Navy for twenty. I’ve seen it.
can I ask you a question? since backtrack took office have the rules changed about politics and religious beliefs being talked about in the military. Some things I have read seem to say the conservatives and christians are under attack in the military. so many things have changed in this country I wondered about the military.
They are not under attack..they just get mad when they cannot preach at work. They call discrimination.
I just finished watching (again) Driving Miss Daisy. I wonder how many people out there truly understand the history of the time and the interactions that take place.
http://www.8newsnow.com/story/21557505/cover-up-alleged-in-clark-clark-family-court
More information on the assault story.
That Pig Maher is mocking Trig Palin again. Sarah is ready to eat his fucking lunch.
http://weaselzippers.us/2013/06/12/vile-obama-mega-donor-bill-maher-mocks-trig-palin-for-being-retarded/
If the GOP were smart (but I repeat myself *sigh*) they would take this and run with it. Do a stand-alone border security bill. It’s not an immigration issue, it’s a National Security issue.
Wow…message in a bottle. A Chinese prisoner in a labor camp placed messages in approx 20 boxes, he thought were heading to the west, and asking for the note to be forwarded. His identity was unknown until recently, though only his surname is revealed.
For a long time he would fantasize the notes would be discovered but eventually gave up hope.
Note shown at link.
http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2013/06/12/world/asia/CHINALABOR.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/12/world/asia/man-details-risks-in-exposing-chinas-forced-labor.html?pagewanted=all&_r=4&
😯
Jurors can be charged with perjury too:
http://thenewsjunkie.com/potential-juror-for-zimmerman-murder-trial-lies-to-get-his-revenge/