Lawyer involved in alleged sex scandal receives reprimand
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WINNIPEG — After pleading guilty to professional misconduct Monday, disgraced lawyer and judge’s husband Jack King got off with a reprimand.
The Law Society of Manitoba agreed to a joint recommendation by King’s lawyer and counsel for society not to suspend King after he tried in 2003 to get a client to have sex with his wife.
It also decided that no fine was necessary. The reprimand — a “permanent blemish” on his record — was enough, the law society decision said Monday.
King pleaded guilty earlier in the day to three types of professional misconduct at a Law Society hearing on allegations stemming from a sex scandal involving his wife, Queen’s Bench Justice Lori Douglas.
The charges related to three different sections in the Law Society of Manitoba’s Code of Professional Conduct. One prohibits sexual harassment.
The second and third relate to “putting your own interest ahead of the lawyer’s duty to protect the client” and “(requiring) a lawyer to conduct himself with integrity,” according to a document provided by the Law Society. Lawyers who are convicted of professional misconduct could face penalties like disbarment or a fine. King got a reprimand.
King offered an apology to the Law Society. He said his wife had been hurt by “privately indulging” him, and she had done “nothing wrong.” He said his behaviour had caused him to be the subject of ridicule.
King was accused of pressuring a man to have sex with his wife and future family court judge. The accusation was made by a former client, Alexander Chapman, who says King gave him sexually explicit photos of his wife, Lori Douglas, in 2003.
Douglas was named a judge two years later.
Following Monday’s hearing, Alex Chapman said he was dismayed King did not directly offer him an apology. He said King was still “portraying” himself as a victim.
King has admitted sharing photos with Chapman, but King’s lawyer has said his client was depressed at the time and acting without his wife’s knowledge.
Douglas is being investigated by the Canadian Judicial Council and has stopped hearing cases until the review is complete.
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Updated on Monday, March 28, 2011 10:09 AM CDT: Story updated and new headline
Updated on Monday, March 28, 2011 10:57 AM CDT: Adds information on King's apology.
Updated on Monday, March 28, 2011 1:56 PM CDT: Adds Chapman's response.
Updated on Monday, March 28, 2011 5:34 PM CDT: Added result of hearing, changed headline to reflect