House impeaches federal judge from Texas

WASHINGTON (AP) - June 19, 2009 The vote Friday sets up a trial in the Senate on the impeachment charges against U.S. District Judge Samuel Kent.

Kent entered a federal prison in Massachusetts Monday to serve a 33-month sentence for lying about sexually assaulting two female employees.

Kent is refusing to resign until next year so he can draw his $174,000 a year salary while in prison. If he is convicted of the impeachment charges in the Senate, he will be forced out of office and his pay will be cut off.

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