Philly Judge Criticized for Rape Decision

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The bar association on Oct. 1 recommended that voters retain Deni for another six-year term. That recommendation came before Deni's decision in the Gindraw case, and the commission that recommended her retention could not be reconvened before the election, Shear said.

Dalton said Deni's ruling misapplied the state's rape laws.

"Her decision in this case was based on a pre-existing bias as to when sex can be consented to, and as to when that consent can be withdrawn, and reflects, in my opinion, a clear disregard of the legal definition of rape and the rule of law in this case," she said.

The reduced charges against Gindraw are still pending in the Municipal Court, but the district attorney's office has refiled the rape charge at a different local court, the Court of Common Pleas, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer.