The Nation - News from March 31, 1985
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court suspended a semi-retired judge who dismissed rape charges against a man because the alleged victim was late for the Pittsburgh trial, then reinstated the charges five days later. Prosecutors criticized Allegheny County Judge J. Quint Salmon, 77, and demonstrators protested his decision by picketing the courthouse and his home. Salmon later reinstated the charges against Geoffrey Adams, 28. The 14-year-old girl who says Adams raped and beat her was 15 to 30 minutes late for his trial. The girl and her mother said their bus was delayed in traffic.
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