Lilith
11-08-2005, 05:03 PM
(gg)
COLUMBUS, Ohio - A lawyer who was Columbus' "naked
photographer" says in a deposition for a bar
association panel investigating him that his nude
stalking of women was an addictive behavior.
Stephen Linnen says he believes the time he served in
jail and the counseling he has received will make him
a better lawyer.
Linnen, 34, pleaded guilty in September 2004 to 53
misdemeanor counts of public indecency, sexual
imposition and criminal trespassing and was sentenced
to 18 months in jail.
He would jump naked out of bushes in front of women
and take pictures of their shocked expressions.
He'll appear at a hearing next week before a
three-member Columbus Bar Association panel, which
will make a recommendation to the Supreme Court's
Office of Disciplinary Counsel.
Linnen could face a suspension or disbarment. Linnen
used to work for the Ohio House Republican caucus and
now is in private practice.
In the depositions, made public this week by the bar
association, Linnen says he has "such a revulsion
towards my former behavior. I'm trying to be a better
person in recovery and to manage my life in a healthy
way."
COLUMBUS, Ohio - A lawyer who was Columbus' "naked
photographer" says in a deposition for a bar
association panel investigating him that his nude
stalking of women was an addictive behavior.
Stephen Linnen says he believes the time he served in
jail and the counseling he has received will make him
a better lawyer.
Linnen, 34, pleaded guilty in September 2004 to 53
misdemeanor counts of public indecency, sexual
imposition and criminal trespassing and was sentenced
to 18 months in jail.
He would jump naked out of bushes in front of women
and take pictures of their shocked expressions.
He'll appear at a hearing next week before a
three-member Columbus Bar Association panel, which
will make a recommendation to the Supreme Court's
Office of Disciplinary Counsel.
Linnen could face a suspension or disbarment. Linnen
used to work for the Ohio House Republican caucus and
now is in private practice.
In the depositions, made public this week by the bar
association, Linnen says he has "such a revulsion
towards my former behavior. I'm trying to be a better
person in recovery and to manage my life in a healthy
way."