A former Arkansas judge has been arrested by federal agents on charges he solicited sexual favors in exchange for a favorable ruling in a criminal case.
According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Thomas David Caruth was caught on an audio recording suggesting sex from a woman who asked him to help her boyfriend—a defendant in a criminal case Caruth was presiding over.
The woman’s boyfriend was on parole and had violated a no-contact order, typically issued in domestic violence cases, a recently unsealed indictment against Caruth reveals.
“I got one area I want to explore with you … And I don’t know how you’re gonna react. Um … how do you feel about sex?” Caruth is alleged to have been recorded by the woman as saying….