[lv-ottawa] Husband of judge in nude photo scandal dies of cancer;

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Date: Mon, 12 May 2014 19:13:23 -0400
Husband of judge in nude photo scandal dies of cancer;

Steve Lambert The Canadian Press.

 Jack King's death adds another obstacle to inquiry into Justice Lori
Douglas
Graphic: Explicit photos of Justice Lori Douglas were posted online by her
husband, Jack King. King said his wife had no idea he put the pictures
online.

A Manitoba lawyer who once testified his own "bizarre sexual behaviour" was
to blame for an inquiry into his wife's ability to serve as a judge has
died.
Jack King's death creates another hurdle for a stalled Canadian Judicial
Council inquiry into Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench Justice Lori Douglas,
whose sexually explicit photos were posted to the Internet a decade ago.

"It is with great sorrow that we confirm that our beloved husband, father
and friend Jack King died peacefully early this morning after a short bout
with cancer,"
The 66-year-old's family said in a brief written statement Tuesday.
"We would ask that our privacy be respected during this difficult time."

King had admitted to taking 100 to 150 nude photos of Douglas before she
became a judge, some of them showing her in bondage gear or performing sex
acts. King used the photos in 2003 to harass a former client named Alexander
Chapman and asked him in conversations and emails to have sex with his wife.
The matter was kept private, under a confidential settlement between King
and Chapman, until Chapman went public in 2010.

The inquiry is examining four allegations against Douglas, including a
charge that she failed to disclose the existence of the photos when she was
screened for a judicial appointment in 2005.
It is also examining whether the mere existence of the photos has undermined
Douglas's ability to serve on the bench.
When he testified in 2012, King took the blame for the entire controversy.
He said his wife had no idea he had uploaded the explicit photos to the
Internet or had approached Chapman with the sex proposal.

"It was essentially in pursuit of some absolutely bizarre sexual behaviour
on my part," he told the inquiry.
King described his own behaviour as "bizarre, ridiculous, stupid,
self-indulgent, grotesque and so on," and said it was part of a sexual
fantasy he had.
Douglas found out the photos were online later in 2003, King testified.
Chapman had promised to return all copies under the settlement agreement
reached that year, and the photos were removed from websites, King added.
The inquiry quickly became bogged down by accusations of unfairness.
Douglas's lawyer complained that the five-member committee overseeing the
inquiry displayed signs of bias by having its own lawyer aggressively
cross-examine witnesses who were favourable to Douglas.
The hearing collapsed when Guy Pratte, the independent counsel leading the
inquiry, resigned in August 2012 due to the same concern.
The Canadian Judicial Council has appointed a new independent counsel and a
new panel, but Douglas is asking the Federal Court of Appeal to quash the
inquiry altogether.
The judicial council could recommend Douglas's removal from the bench, but
any final decision would lie with Parliament.

Steve Lambert The Canadian Press

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[lv-ottawa] Husband of judge in nude photo scandal dies of cancer;

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