An ARDC panel has recommend a three-year suspension for a former prosecutor who became involved in a sexual relationship with a victim and witness that his office was assisting in a prosecution matter. The Panel found violations of Rule 8.4(d) and Rule 1.7(a)(2) a conflict of interest. The lawyer was also charged with taking photos of the woman while she was naked without her consent. The ARDC panel found a violation of Rule 8.4(d) for the unauthorized nude photographs of the victim.
The case is rather shocking because of the lawyer was an assistant state’s attorney and began a sexual relationship with a witness the office was using to obtain a criminal conviction of another person. No. 23 PR 00076.