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The American judge is suspended after handcuffing the minor during an excursion

2024-08-16 07:42:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

The American judge is suspended after handcuffing the minor during an excursion

A Detroit judge has been suspended after forcing a 15-year-old girl to wear handcuffs and a prison uniform because she appeared to have fallen asleep during a field trip to the courthouse where he worked.

District Court Judge Kenneth King said he did not like Eva Goodman's "attitude" and said he wanted to show her how to behave in a courtroom.

The teenager was visiting the 36th District Court on a trip organized by environmental charity The Greening, whose other excursions include kayaking and birdwatching.

On Thursday, 36th Circuit Court Chief Judge William McConico said in a statement that he had conducted a "prompt and thorough internal investigation" of the incident and decided to temporarily remove Mr. King from his cases to t 'undergoed the "necessary training".

"We sincerely hope this incident does not damage our longstanding relationship with local schools," Judge McConio said.

The girl's mother, Latoreya Hill, told local news: "Would you want someone to treat your child like this?

To humiliate her in front of the whole world and her friends, to make her feel even worse about her situation.

Video from the court shows Judge King telling Ms Hill's daughter: "One thing you're going to learn about my courtroom is that I'm not a toy. You don't have to play with me."

He asked other visitors on the trip to vote on whether to put Eve in a juvenile detention center before deciding to handcuff her and dress her in prison garb before releasing her.

"It was her whole attitude and her whole mood that bothered me," the judge said in interviews afterward./ CNA





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