Goodbye Columbus

The Ohio Supreme Court has suspended an attorney based on a felony conviction.

Huffpost Crime had this story on the attorney

An Ohio attorney is accused of raping a woman in a courthouse conference room after she refused to have sex with a judge.

Columbus-based criminal defense attorney Javier Armengau, 52, allegedly tried to convince the mother of his client to perform oral sex on a judge, The Columbus Dispatch reports. Armengau said that the judge was “in his pocket” and that by pleasing him the woman could obtain a favorable sentence for her son, the alleged victim said in her testimony.

After the woman refused, Armengau allegedly assaulted her in a conference room.

The Marion Star noted the attorney’s recent conviction and 13 year prison sentence. (Mike Frisch)