PA High Court Judge Sorry For Porn Email, But Says It's 'Vindictive Pattern Of Attacks' Against Him
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice caught up in a government pornographic email scandal is apologizing for a "lapse in judgment" but says the court's chief justice is out to get him.
Justice Seamus McCaffery issued a statement Thursday saying he is sorry if he offended anyone. But he called criticism of his actions a "cooked-up controversy" that is part of "a vindictive pattern of attacks" against him by Chief Justice Ron Castille.
McCaffery's statement comes a day after Castille disclosed his review of email traffic from the attorney general's office showed McCaffery sent or received 234 emails with sexually explicit material or pornography.
The 64-year-old McCaffery was elected to the high court seven years ago.
He said as a former Philadelphia police officer and former Marine, "coarse language and crude jokes" were part of his background.
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