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Posted: Oct 05 2010 10:47 am

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Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) -- A federal judge in Georgia has been arrested on drug and weapons charges after federal agents say he bought drugs for a stripper with whom he was having an affair.

Senior U.S. District Judge Jack Camp Jr. has been charged with possession of cocaine, marijuana and the painkiller roxicodone, according to court documents. He is also charged with possessing a firearm as an unlawful user of controlled substances and with aiding and abetting the possession of drugs by the stripper, who had a prior drug conviction.

Camp was arrested Friday after federal agents said he bought drugs from an undercover agent. He made an initial appearance Monday in a federal court in Atlanta and was released on $50,000 bond.

The charges allege that Camp had been paying the stripper for sex since the past spring and was fronting money to buy drugs for both of them. Before the sting that led to his arrest, he told her, "Let me pay him, because you've already got a record," the affidavit states.

Camp, 67, is the former chief judge for the northern district of Georgia. He was appointed to the bench by then-President Ronald Reagan in 1987 and took senior status in 2008. His lead attorney, Bill Morrison, would not discuss the facts of the case but played down his client's public office.

"This is really a case between Judge Camp and his wife," Morrison told reporters outside the Atlanta federal courthouse. "It's not a case of Judge Camp being a judge, it's a case of Judge Camp being a husband."

The dancer, who is not identified in court papers, had a prior drug-related federal felony conviction on her record and "recently began cooperating with the FBI," according to the charges -- but she began recording the judge before she became an informant, the affidavit states.

The woman has been promised immunity from prosecution, but also had fewer tapes than she originally told agents from other law enforcement agencies, according to a footnote in the court papers.

In the deal that led to his arrest, Camp carried at least two pistols, his arrest affidavit states. According to the paperwork, it was one of at least three transactions in which he was armed.

"I'll watch your back anytime 'cause I'm afraid, and I not only have my little pistol, I've got my big pistol," the affidavit quotes Camp as telling the woman beforehand. "So, uh, we'll take care of any problems that come up."

They took separate cars to the meeting, which took place in the parking lot of a suburban Atlanta nightclub. According to the affidavit, Camp pocketed the drugs and told the undercover agent, "We'll call you again."

http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/10/04/georgia.judge.arrested/index.html?hpt=P1&iref=NS1

Ah, American Justice System at its finest. He'll walk.

And how is this a domestic issue "between him and his wife"? a JUDGE is buying Drugs with an Illegal Firearm for a stripper who hes paying for sex.

Posted: Oct 05 2010 11:04 am

And this asshole put OTHER people in jail. It never fails to amaze me.

Posted: Oct 05 2010 11:05 am

aeonic wrote:

And this asshole put OTHER people in jail. It never fails to amaze me.

Wonder how many he put away for drug charges?

Posted: Oct 05 2010 11:32 am

Atma wrote:

aeonic wrote:

And this asshole put OTHER people in jail. It never fails to amaze me.

Wonder how many he put away for drug charges?

I wonder how many of them he knew and let go on drug charges?

Posted: Oct 05 2010 01:42 pm

come on, strippers are busy people, they NEED men to buy their drugs for them

Posted: Oct 05 2010 01:49 pm

Wow. That stripper is hardcore. Everyone knows you don't mix uppers with downers!

Posted: Oct 07 2010 10:27 am

I saw this on local news the other day. I was hoping it was the dickbag that gave me community service when I was 16. Oh well! Still, ironic that Mr. Gavel was breaking the law. Aren't those dudes supposed to be like...THE LAW?

Posted: Oct 07 2010 11:01 am

I think with those crotch plates, you should be entitled to a weekly ration of hooker and blow. Two hookers for exceptional service.

Posted: Oct 07 2010 11:33 am

Wow, what a cunt. He was having an affair with her, and she still made him pay for drugs?

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Does anyone else agree that the penalty for those who hold positions of political and legal power should be more harsh if they commit crimes?

We pay these people to help guide society. When they make the choice to do legally wrong things, they not only mock us, they steer our nation in the wrong direction through their own corruption. Their crimes aren't just upon themselves or their localized offenses, they are devious and nefarious.

This guy should be made to serve the rest of his life in jail.

Posted: Oct 07 2010 12:16 pm

GPFontaine wrote:

Does anyone else agree that the penalty for those who hold positions of political and legal power should be more harsh if they commit crimes?

We pay these people to help guide society. When they make the choice to do legally wrong things, they not only mock us, they steer our nation in the wrong direction through their own corruption. Their crimes aren't just upon themselves or their localized offenses, they are devious and nefarious.

This guy should be made to serve the rest of his life in jail.

I certainly agree that they should be held to a higher standard, and have a more severe punishment. Its like you said, they are the ones who are suppose to uphold the law and guide society. Instead they are corrupt and use it as a crutch to try and get away with the same crimes they are putting people away for.

Posted: Oct 07 2010 01:33 pm

GPFontaine wrote:

Does anyone else agree that the penalty for those who hold positions of political and legal power should be more harsh if they commit crimes?

We pay these people to help guide society. When they make the choice to do legally wrong things, they not only mock us, they steer our nation in the wrong direction through their own corruption. Their crimes aren't just upon themselves or their localized offenses, they are devious and nefarious.

This guy should be made to serve the rest of his life in jail.

Oh absolutely. Acting like your above the law simply because you hold position of power is unacceptable. His punishment should be more severe than the average citizens.

Posted: Oct 09 2010 03:27 am

Joe_Killer wrote:

GPFontaine wrote:

Does anyone else agree that the penalty for those who hold positions of political and legal power should be more harsh if they commit crimes?

We pay these people to help guide society. When they make the choice to do legally wrong things, they not only mock us, they steer our nation in the wrong direction through their own corruption. Their crimes aren't just upon themselves or their localized offenses, they are devious and nefarious.

This guy should be made to serve the rest of his life in jail.

Oh absolutely. Acting like your above the law simply because you hold position of power is unacceptable. His punishment should be more severe than the average citizens.

Agreed, it should be called the douche-bag clause.