Oct 16, 2008 8:19 pm US/Eastern
Dade Judge Resigns Amid Charge Of Indecency
The Juvenile Division Judge Lost His Election Bid In August
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Judge Chumbley was charged with one count of indecent exposure - an incident which took place in a bathroom stall on Sept. 25th.
CBS
Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Douglas Chumbley, 51, resigned Thursday after he was accused of indecent exposure in a Starbucks bathroom at the University of Miami back in September.
Douglas J. Chumbley was appointed Circuit Judge in 2006, and according to his resume has been an advisor and volunteer at the University of Miami, helping students with litigation skills. He's a former member of the Florida Bar Grievance Committee and was a teacher at Christopher Columbus High for one year. Now, he's being charged with a first-degree, misdemeanor count of indecent exposure, for exposing himself of campus.
The incident allegedly happened inside a Starbucks café around September 25. An incident report from the state attorney's office says he unlawfully exhibited a sexual organ in a public place: inside a bathroom stall.
Students were stunned by the incident that sources say was witnessed by another student, who called 911 after following Judge Chumbley to his car and copying down his license plate.
"My reaction is that I'm surprised. I mean, you know, someone who is a Judge and a lawyer before, doing something like that?" U.M. senior Abdul Altiemami exclaimed. Sheila Garcia, a freshman, agreed, "As a teacher, there's a line, a boundary you shouldn't cross."
Chumbley has reportedly called in sick in the past week and a half to the Juvenile Justice Center. When CBS4 checked his home, Chumbley was not there.
Late Thursday afternoon, his attorney gave CBS4 this statement: "This is a difficult time for the Chumbley family…..There are two sides to every story…"
His attorney, Mel Black, told
CBS4 Reporter Peter D'Oench the judge will enter a pre-trial diversion program for first-time offenders which will mean rehabilitation classes for up to six months. There was no plea of guilty or no contest. Once the program is completed, the case will be dismissed and there will be no charges on his record.
The State Attorney's Office and University of Miami Police chief David Rivero declined to comment about the case.
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