Manhattan Judge Quits After Porn Stash Found on Work Computer

nbcnewyork.com ^ | 8-27-10 | Jennifer Millman

[Justaham]

A longtime criminal court judge whom colleagues hailed as a stickler for the law resigned abruptly after authorities discovered a cleavage-heavy porn cache on his work computer during a routine system check, according to a published report.

James Gibbons, a highly regarded former prosecutor, was on paternity leave after having fathered a child with a legal aid attorney 16 years his junior when authorities found the stash and seized his computer, reports the Daily News.

"There was a lot of porn on his computer – all young women," an investigator told the paper. "Lots of crotch and cleavage shots."

The 47-year-old Gibbons, who was not arrested in connection with the investigation, issued a terse resignation letter shortly after the bust acknowledging his 14 years in the Manhattan district attorney's office and noting he would be stepping down immediately.

[philman_36]

Now everybody knows what he was doing in "chambers".
What nobody knows is was he wearing anything beneath those robes.

[bigbob]

All those in his district should send him adds for cheap USB storage devices ;-)

[wolfcreek]

Porn...I can live with. Being a Progressive member of the Judicial....I can’t.

[Minn]

I suppose somebody dumb enough to put porn on their work computer isn’t smare enough to understand encryption.

[TexasFreeper2009]

I will never understand why people would save porn to their computers..

not only is it dumb (as in getting caught)

but it is unnecessary, since you can find any kind of porn you want for free on the net within seconds.

[Slings and Arrows]

Is this even news anymore?

[texan75010]

Hmmmmm I think I would really need to see the pictures to make an informed comment about this......strictly for research purposes of course....

[The Comedian]

Caught-with-his-pants-down ping.

Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.

[martin_fierro]

I heard he’s an expert in the Penile Code.

[Oldpuppymax]

No party affiliation mentioned??!!

[Fundamentally Fair]

The 47-year-old Gibbons...issued a terse resignation letter shortly after the bust...

How dare you hold me to the standards that I LOVE to use to burn other people!

[dearolddad]

but it is unnecessary, since you can find any kind of porn you want for free on the net within seconds.

Would you be kind enough to send me a list of links real soon? ;>)

[Fundamentally Fair]

Gibbons:

[Fundamentally Fair]

No party affiliation mentioned??!!

He also enjoyed a good reputation on the bench after his December 2001 appointment by departing Mayor Rudy Giuliani.

[TheOldLady]

Don’t get jaded! It’s time to panic and be outraged. Ask to see the evidence, too.

[Raider Sam]

To me, it depends on how it got there. If he brought it from home, then you gotta wonder why would someone bring that stuff from home and put it on their work computer.

If he downloaded at work, he would be fired from any professional company based on the internet usage rules. There is absolutely no need for that type of thing to be on a work computer. You are supposed to be working.

[Oztrich Boy]

OK a porn stash would help his appearance. But why did he remove it and put it on his computer?

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