The sordid romantic life of Galveston federal judge Sam Kent, the bombastic and bullying power of the island courthouse for years, just keeps getting sordid-er.He's been indicted again for sexual harassment, and for obstructing justice in the investigation of the first charges of sexual harassment. That charge comes from him telling the grand jury he'd engaged in only "one kiss" with an employee, and stopped when she expressed the type of reservations anyone would who was being forcibly kissed b
About the only time Judge Samuel Kent's courtroom behavior was not booming or sarcastic or cruel was yesterday, when he barely whispered "guilty" to charges of obstruction of justice.He made the plea in order to escape a trial on charges of sexual harassment of his female employees, but in doing so he deprived Houston of what promised to be a very entertaining trial.What did we miss?1. Rusty Hardin vs. Dick De Guerin. Technically this wouldn't have been a head-to-head matchup, as federal prosecu
The Chronicle has helpfully posted the full text of the statement that Cathy McBroom, the woman who had the guts to stand up to feel-copping federal judge Sam Kent, gave at his sentencing hearing. The five pages are well worth reading.McBroom describes a drunken Kent groping her just 10 feet from where the court's security officers worked. "He told me he didn't care if the officers could hear him because he knew everyone was afraid of him," she said.She says she stayed on the job -- "the questio
Sam Kent, the overly touchy-feely federal judge from Galveston who's in prison on charges relating to drunken sexual harassment of his female employees, resigned today.He apparently did it to stave off a conviction by the Senate, which along with the House had been fast-tracking his impeachment. Kent had originally tried to resign -- effective a year from now -- so he could collect his paycheck while impeachment hearings worked their slow way through Congress.That didn't sit too well, so Congres
