Peeping On Stepson Leads To Disbarment

The hits just keep on coming from the California Bar Journal

ANDREW WILLIAM QUINN [#209654], 53, of San Diego, was disbarred Aug. 14, 2016 and ordered to comply with rule 9.20 of the California Rules of Court.

Quinn appealed a State Bar Court hearing judge’s disbarment recommendation, arguing that his 2012 conviction for peeking into his 18-year-old stepson’s window and earlier misconduct in which he lied about setting up cameras to film another stepson only warranted a three-year suspension. A three-judge review panel affirmed the judge’s recommendation finding that Quinn “twice engaged in egregious misconduct for his sexual gratification,” was dishonest and displayed a lack of candor in his trial testimony.

In May 2012, Quinn was caught peeking through his stepson’s window, leading the stepson to file a police report and obtain a temporary restraining order. The following year, he pleaded no contest to one misdemeanor charge. In 2008, he hid cameras in his 15-year-old stepson’s shower and above his bed. He initially lied about placing the cameras.

Quinn had no prior record of discipline.

(Mike Frisch)