60-Day Suspension for Will County Judge who Viewed Porn at Work
The Illinois Courts Commission called Judge Joseph Polito's use of work hours to view sex sites an "inexcusable waste of judicial time."
By Karen Sorensen The Will County judge who claimed his addiction to porn caused him to view sex Web sites while at work was suspended for 60 days without pay Friday by the Illinois Courts Commission. Get news in your inbox. Sign up for the Patch newsletter. Like Naperville Patch on Facebook. While people do develop addictions to alcohol, drugs and pornography, the commission wrote that Judge Joseph Polito's decision to do engage in porn viewing while at work was an "inexcusable waste of judicial time that should have been spent on available judicial duties,” according to a story in the Chicago Sun-Times. Polito, 69, told the commission in November that he suffered from a lifelong addiction to porn, which crossed over into his work day. …
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10:24 pm on Sunday, February 3, 2013
This is just completely inexcusable. Do you realize we are paying him a huge salary, and on top of that, a Illinois constitutionally mandated pension--no matter what decision is made in this case?! Ridiculous--should be out on a rail with his own self-incriminating comments! more ›