A Kentucky family court judge accused of having sex with staff members in the courthouse was temporarily suspended with pay this week while officials continue to investigate allegations of sexual misconduct and other ethics violations leveled against her last month. Kenton County Judge Dawn Gentry was suspended Monday by the Judicial Conduct Commission after she was charged with nine ethics violations in early December, court documents revealed. One of the lewder charges leveled against the judge included the “inappropriate hiring” of Stephen Penrose, a man she was said to have been engaged in a sexual relationship with. She was suspended Monday with pay pending the outcome of the commission’s investigation. She was first appointed to the bench to fill a vacancy before being elected in Nov. 2018 to a four-year term.

Source: Fox News January 07, 2020 17:24 UTC