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Cameron Vaughan, 18, poses for a photo on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023 in Chicago. Vaughan told The Associated Press that she was completely shocked when Adams County Judge Robert Adrian reversed his own guilty verdict for the man who sexually assaulted her two years ago, setting him free. The Illinois Courts Commission removed Adams County Judge Robert Adrian from the bench Friday, Feb. 24, 2024, after sustaining a complaint filed against him.(AP Photo/ Claire Savage, File)

Illinois judge who reversed rape conviction removed from bench after panel finds he circumvented law

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FILE - Judge Robert Adrian presides over court on Aug. 26, 2020, in Adams County, Ill. Adrian could face removal from office after a judicial oversight body considered allegations this week, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023 that he circumvented the law when he decided to reverse a rape conviction in a move that sparked outrage in the victim’s hometown of Quincy, Illinois, and beyond. (Jake Shane/Quincy Herald-Whig via AP, File)

Commission weighs whether to discipline Illinois judge who reversed rape conviction

By Claire Savage - Associated Press