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Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Another Pervert Lawyer

Juror faints watching sex video between ex-San Antonio attorney, client from SA Express
FLORESVILLE — A juror hearing a sex case against a former San Antonio attorney fainted after seeing video of a sexual encounter involving the man as his trial opened Tuesday.
Mark Benavides, 48, is charged with continuous trafficking of persons, accused of having sex with clients in prostitution cases in exchange for legal services. Benavides is being tried in Wilson County on a change of venue from Bexar County because of intense media coverage there.
A 29-year-old woman who testified for the state that Benavides forced her to have anal sex and recorded the encounters sat with her hands over her face and cried as the jury heard her plead on video for Benavides to stop


from dailybeast.com 
Texas Judge Tortured Defendant With Stun Belt to Show ‘Power,’ Court Rules
‘Never before have we seen any behavior like this, nor do we hope to ever see such behavior again,’ said the court, ruling that Judge George Gallagher violated a man’s rights.
A Texas judge who shocked a defendant three times with a stun belt to silence him during his own trial violated the man’s constitutional rights, an appeals court has ruled.

“Never before have we seen any behavior like this, nor do we hope to ever see such behavior again,” wrote Justice Yvonne T. Rodriguez, of the Texas Eighth Court of Appeals in El Paso.


Promoter of Failed Fyre Festival Pleads Guilty to Fraud, Faces Up to 10 Years in Prison
The Fyre music festival, planned for last spring, was to be an experience of unparalleled opulence. Held on a private island in the Bahamas, the festival would feature luxury suites, gourmet meals and a series of musical performances headlined by Blink-182.
But instead of the extravagant odyssey they had been promised, hundreds of concertgoers were greeted by a disorganized mess. Soggy tents. Cheese sandwiches in foam containers.
And not only did Blink-182 never perform; the band’s equipment ended up stuck in customs.
On Tuesday afternoon the festival’s main organizer, William McFarland, pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud related to the festival and to his media company that prosecutors said had cost investors $26 million in losses.

Saturday, March 3, 2018


Ex-San Antonio attorney accused in sex crimes case is indicted again

A former San Antonio attorney slated to go on trial at the end of the month, on accusations of having sex with female clients, has been indicted again.
A Bexar County grand jury on Thursday indicted Mark H. Benavides on four counts of continuous trafficking of persons in connection with alleged incidents with four women that occurred between 2012 and 2015.

Benavides, 48, was arrested in November 2015 and charged with compelling prostitution from at least nine female clients. Since then, he has been named in multiple-count indictments that include having sex with a child under 17 and inducing a child under 18 to engage in a sexual performance.

Uresti’s wife files for divorce following salacious trial
A week after state Sen. Carlos Uresti’s conviction in a salacious trial that included vivid testimony about him carrying on an extramarital relationship, his wife has filed for divorce.

Lleanna Uresti filed a petition Friday in Bexar County District Court to end the couple’s nearly six-year union.

Lawsuit: SAPD detective strip searched woman in public area
A San Antonio police detective pulled down a woman’s shorts in a public area and inappropriately searched the woman for illegal contraband, according to a lawsuit filed Friday in federal court.

The 25-page lawsuit alleges that the detective, Mara Wilson, a 32-year veteran of the force, conducted an illegal vaginal cavity search on Natalie Simms, an action that was “a blatant violation of Ms. Simms’ constitutional rights and resulted in significant and lasting harm.”

State Commission on Judicial Conduct suspends Rio Grande Valley judge
McALLEN — The State Commission on Judicial Conduct has suspended state District Judge Rodolfo “Rudy” Delgado without pay following his indictment on bribery and violating the federal Travel Act.

Kerrville Slave Ranch Question

A reader from Florida contacted me last Fall and said he had a bag full of key chain trinkets from the Slave Ranch. We briefly discussed my buying some of them, then lost contact. If you're reading this, please contact me!