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Nadia Plfaum of Pitch reports that the Kansas Supreme Court has suspended attorney Chauncey M. Depew from the practice of law for one year for leaving a note on an administrative assistant’s desk that read, “I want to lick your butt.”

And that’s not all Depew did: 

The Supreme Court found that he also:

• reclined in a chair while rubbing his genitals during a jury trial 
• asked an administrative assistant to show him her breasts
• discounted an administrative assistant’s fine for a parking ticket by half, then told her that instead of making her next payment, “You can take care of this in other ways”
• responded to an administrative assistant’s comment about wanting some coffee by saying, “I have something you would like,” and exposing his genitals to her
• took a digital photo of his penis in a men’s restroom at the Johnson County Courthouse and sent it to an administrative assistant who’d told him she was having a bad day
• pulled an administrative assistant’s pants away from her waist in order to see the tattoo on her lower back

But Depew is a lawyer and he has a defense (emphasis added):

Depew offered an explanation for his conduct: He suffers from depression and hypogonadism, or a low level of testosterone.

His doctor prescribed him a topical testosterone gel called AndroGel, which Depew says can make him aggressive, excitable, nervous and agitated.

While admitting to the actions contained in each complaint, Depew also explained that he didn’t think what he was doing was offensive because he felt that the administrative assistants were his friends.

Brilliant! After all, don’t all men who are aggressive, excitable, nervous and agitated cope with it by sexually harassing their friends?

Ever hear of a Scotch on the rocks, Mr. Depew?

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