
A secret grand jury returned eight indictments Friday morning, accusing the former judge of sexually abusing inmates from Mobile Metro Jail. The indictments allege Thomas paddled the inmates' bare butts, and in at least one case, the grand jury alleges Thomas forced a young man to perform oral sex on him.
Thomas, who resigned from the bench in October 2007 when the allegations first surfaced, held a 2pm press conference in front of the jail. He referred all questions to his attorney, "Cowboy" Bob Clark, who accused the district attorney of racism.
"Like Clarence Thomas said it's a high tech lynching," shouted Clark during the press conference. "This is racism at its finest. We should be proud to be citizens of Mobile County and proud we elected these bastards."
The press conference was cut short when three officers arrested Thomas, escorting him inside the same jail housing inmates he's accused of assaulting.
Less than an hour later, Clark showed up at a press conference called by District Attorney John Tyson and was threatened with arrest when he refused to leave. Clark was allowed to return minutes later, and Tyson said the pair "resolved their differences."
Tyson called the charges against Thomas "very serious" and said the investigation is still not over.
"If you believe something like this has happened to you, the sheriff's office, the police department, the district attorneys office and certainly the FBI would be very interested in hearing from you," said Tyson during a public plea for more victims to come forward.
Thomas was released late Friday afternoon on a $250,000 bond, according to Clark. Tyson says there are three conditions on Thomas' release: (1) The former judge can have no contact with any males younger than 21. (2) Thomas can have no contact with any complaining witnesses or their families. (3) Thomas must surrender his passport.
Tony McLain of the Alabama Bar Association confirmed to News Five that the organization has spoken with Thomas and his attorney, but they have not made a decision about any disciplinary action.
McLain says the bar association can either file a motion to immediately suspend Thomas' law license or wait to see if there is a conviction, which would result in a mandatory suspension or disbarment.
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