Court Clerk Watches Porn During Rape Trial

A "bored" London court clerk was busted after looking at hardcore bondage pornography in the middle of a British rape trial. The judge spotted the photos on the clerk's computer as he peered over his bench while the victim described her horrific attack. When the judge "noticed what was taking place, he initially hoped that he had been mistaken or the behavior would desist," according to court records. It didn't. Police found several similar images and kiddie porn on the clerk's work and home computer, reports the Daily Mail. He told the court he "only looked at porn if the case was boring."

He's been bounced from his job and will be sentenced later this month on charges of public misconduct and possession of pornography. "His conduct constituted a wholesale abuse of his position," said the prosecutor. (More Great Britain stories.)