supervisory procedure set up
Bündner judge resigns after rape allegations
There are serious allegations raised by a former intern at the Graubünden administrative court. A judge is said to have raped her after he had repeatedly sexually harassed her for a long time. The man has now resigned from his position.
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A judge of the administrative court in Chur is accused of raping an intern (25) in December 2021.
The supervisory procedure against the Graubünden administrative judge (47), who is accused of criminal sexual acts against an intern (25), has been discontinued. The reason for this is the resignation of the judge from his office. This does not affect an ongoing criminal investigation against the man by the public prosecutor.
In mid-December, the accused announced his resignation as a judge at the Graubünden Administrative Court in Chur at the end of the year. “With his departure from office, the supervisory procedure opened against him on August 24, 2022 has become irrelevant in terms of administrative law,” said the Justice and Security Commission of the Grand Council (KJS) on Tuesday.
The KJS has therefore closed the procedure and formally written it off. The purpose of the proceedings was not a criminal, but a supervisory assessment of the allegations, as the Commission wrote in the communication. There was also the question of a possible removal from office.
Judge: Resignation not an admission of guilt
The public prosecutor’s office remains responsible for the criminal investigation of the allegations. The administrative judge is accused of having committed sexual acts on the intern against her will at the end of last year.
The accused said in December that his resignation should not be taken as an admission of guilt. He is convinced that the ongoing investigations will show the true events and exonerate him.
According to the KJS, a replacement election is being prepared for the judge’s position that has become vacant as a result of the resignation. In addition, the administrative court will be temporarily reinforced with the election of extraordinary judges. (SDA)