Rent boy judge in dry dock

QC suspended after News of the World expose

FLING: Price QC

Judge Gerald Price QC ruled on vice cases but paid for sex in secret

Judge ruled on vice cases.. but paid for sex in secret.

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By Dan Evans, 05/07/2009

DISGRACED Judge Gerald Price has been SUSPENDED after a News of the World investigation exposed his secret fling with a rent boy.

The 60-year-old married QC will NOT preside over trials until Lord Chancellor Jack Straw completes an extensive probe into the scandal.

But Price WILL continue to collect his £129,000- a-year salary.

The action follows our scoop two weeks ago when we revealed how Price enjoyed a torrid nine-month gay affair with prostitute Christopher Williams, 25, after hiring him for sex dates through an escort website.

Shockingly the judge allowed Williams to sit next to him on the BENCH while trying cases in three Welsh courts. The rent boy said: "His business was truth but he lived a lie."

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So, what is the deal with this, have the "Justice" Department swept this under the carpet as it looks extremely bad on them as a whole when one of their own gets caught.

I mean seriously, how long can this stuff take to conclude?

I'm very curious as to how they deal with this.

By Whats up. Posted September 3 2009 at 5:18 AM.

Of course, the judge being an 'honourable' man, will have resigned by next week. Won't he? There again, pigs might be flying by next week, too!

By RJ. Posted July 5 2009 at 1:37 PM.

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