Here Cums the Judge: A Jurist, a Penis Pump, and a Whole Lot of Legal Trouble
How Oklahoma judge Donald D. Thompson found himself on the wrong side of the law because of a sex toy
It was the stuff of satire, a story that any late night talk show comedian could wrap their arms around: A judge had been charged with indecent exposure for masturbating with a penis pump while on the bench adjudicating cases. Funny, right?
At first blush, it was. But when you peel back the layers of this story, you find a seemingly troubled man with a host of disturbing behaviors that shook up the courts and derailed a long-time legal career.
The Jurist
Prior to making such humiliating headlines, Donald D. Thompson was a member of the Oklahoma state legislature from 1974 to 1980 and then went on to serve 23 years on the bench as a district judge in Creek County. But everything changed during a 2003 murder trial when a police officer heard strange noises coming from Thompson’s bench as he testified. When he glanced in Thompson’s direction, he noticed what looked like a plastic tube underneath the judge’s robe and became suspicious. During a courtroom break, officers investigated and found the origin of the noises: a penis pump that Thompson had been using while on…
