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A Creek County jury late Thursday convicted a former judge who was accused of exposing himself by using a sexual device while he presided over court cases. The panel deliberated more than five hours before returning a guilty verdict against Donald Thompson on all four counts of indecent exposure. The jury had requested a dinner break around 6:30 p.m. and sent a note to the judge at 8:49 p.m. that a decision had been reached. Jurors recommended one year in prison and a $10,000 fine on each count against the judge, 59, who served more than 20 years on the...

BRISTOW, Okla. (AP) -- Former Judge Donald D. Thompson, a veteran of 23 years on the bench, is on trial on charges he used a penis pump on himself in the courtroom while sitting in judgment of others. Over the past few days, the jurors have watched a defense attorney and a prosecutor pantomime masturbation. A doctor has lectured on the lengths the defendant was willing to go to enhance his sexual performance. The white-handled sexual device sits before the jury box for hours at a time. Occasionally an attorney picks it up and squeezes the handle, demonstrating the "sh-sh"...

Editors Note: This story contains graphic information of a sexual nature. HERE COME DA JUDGE! OKLAHOMA CITY (cnhi) -- A Creek County district judge was named in a petition for removal from office Wednesday after a complaint alleging sexual behavior while presiding over court hearings. The petition to remove District Judge Donald D. Thompson was turned over by the Council on Judicial Complaints to the Oklahoma attorney general's office. The petition was subsequently referred to the trial division of the Court of the Judiciary of the State of Oklahoma. Thompson is accused of using a genital pump while sitting on...

Governor Keating Resigns From National Review Board WASHINGTON (June 16, 2003) -- In a letter to Belleville Bishop Wilton D. Gregory, president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, former Oklahoma Governor Frank Keating resigned from the National Review Board which he chairs. Governor Keating, who now heads the American Council of Life Insurers, indicated that his resignation is effective immediately. The texts of the letter from Governor Keating to Bishop Gregory and Bishop Gregory's response follow: Dear Bishop Gregory: As I have shared with you over the last two months, I intended to relinquish my chairmanship of...