Former Assistant District Attorney Doug Godbee pled no contest and was convicted in Jefferson County Circuit Court on one felony count of official misconduct for soliciting sex from female defendants in return for leniency in plea deals.
Click here for the News-Sentinel article.
Godbee, of Hawkins County, worked for Third Judicial District Attorney General Berkeley Bell. Next for Godbee will be numerous civil lawsuits.
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Saturday, December 10, 2011
December 10, 2011 Former Assistant District Attorney General Doug Godbee Will Not Get Pretrial Diversion
It appears that former Assistant District Attorney Doug Godbee will not get pretrial diversion on charges of official misconduct. A special prosecutor from the Ninth Judicial District recently refused to recommend pretrial diversion for Godbee.
Pretrial diversion would have allowed Godbee to avoid a trial, be put on probation, and keep a clean record if he stayed out of further trouble during the probationary period.
Godbee, an Asst. DA in the Third Judicial District for more than 20 years, was arrested on May 2, 2011, after a Hawkins County grand jury indicted him, finding that Godbee attempted "to solicit sexual favors and in some instances (received) sexual favors from female defendants whose cases he was prosecuting," In return for "sexual favors," Godbee offered "reductions in charges and/or punishment"
The News-Sentinel story is here. A previous noe4accountability blog post with links to many news articles recounting the Godbee saga is here.
Godbee's case is being handled in Jefferson County Criminal Court.
Pretrial diversion would have allowed Godbee to avoid a trial, be put on probation, and keep a clean record if he stayed out of further trouble during the probationary period.
Godbee, an Asst. DA in the Third Judicial District for more than 20 years, was arrested on May 2, 2011, after a Hawkins County grand jury indicted him, finding that Godbee attempted "to solicit sexual favors and in some instances (received) sexual favors from female defendants whose cases he was prosecuting," In return for "sexual favors," Godbee offered "reductions in charges and/or punishment"
The News-Sentinel story is here. A previous noe4accountability blog post with links to many news articles recounting the Godbee saga is here.
Godbee's case is being handled in Jefferson County Criminal Court.
Monday, November 07, 2011
November 7, 2011 Former Asst. District Atty. Doug Godbee Seeks Diversion in "Sex for Leniency" Scheme
Former Hawkins County Assistant District Attorney Doug Godbee has asked Judge Duane Slone to grant him pretrial diversion.
Godbee, charged with soliciting sexual favors from female defendants in return for leniency, wants to avoid a trial, move straight to probation, and have his record wiped clean if there are no new charges during the probation period.
The most recent charges are not the first time that Godbee has run afoul of the law. In 2006, Godbee resigned as Hawkins County prosecutor amid allegations by a female defendant of improper sexual conduct. He was later re-hired by District Attorney Berkeley Bell.
There are more legal proceedings ahead as a result of Godbee's conduct. Several women who claim to have been victims of Godbee's "pleas" for sex have filed civil suits against the State of Tennessee in the Tennessee Claims Commission alleging negligent supervision of Godbee.
For more articles, click here, here, here, and here.
Godbee, charged with soliciting sexual favors from female defendants in return for leniency, wants to avoid a trial, move straight to probation, and have his record wiped clean if there are no new charges during the probation period.
The most recent charges are not the first time that Godbee has run afoul of the law. In 2006, Godbee resigned as Hawkins County prosecutor amid allegations by a female defendant of improper sexual conduct. He was later re-hired by District Attorney Berkeley Bell.
There are more legal proceedings ahead as a result of Godbee's conduct. Several women who claim to have been victims of Godbee's "pleas" for sex have filed civil suits against the State of Tennessee in the Tennessee Claims Commission alleging negligent supervision of Godbee.
For more articles, click here, here, here, and here.
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