Several of the news articles, which the judge said he "culled from various sources," have computer coding at the top and bottom of the pages indicating they were printouts from from the diocese's spokesman, Ken Goldfarb. One article contains handwriting that Aretakis identified as that of the church's attorney, Michael Costello. I've said it over and over again - the level of corruption historically employed when people tried to address this stuff years ago is atrocious.
In this one, there was obviously illicit communication occurring, and this outwardly devout guy denied it despite the obvious and inevitable scrutiny. Imagine what it was like when there was no scrutiny.
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Hell, the judge ought to be removed from the bench entirely and disbarred. This is no accidental breach of the Judicial Canon of Ethics.
Bias isn't the right word. Conspiracy is more like it.