Lawsuit against Manitoba judge dropped
Alexander Chapman, the man who alleges he was pressured to have sex with Manitoba judgeLori Douglas has dropped his lawsuit against her. His lawyer, though, told court he’ll go forward with lawsuits against Douglas’s husband, Jack King, and the law firm where the two worked in 2003. Chapman has said that King approached him about having sex with Douglas and shared explicit photos of her. King, through his lawyer, has said he was suffering from depression during that period and that he was acting without his wife’s knowledge. Douglas was appointed to the Manitoba Court of Queen’s Bench in 2005 and has stepped down from judging duties.
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