A Tallapoosa County judge has admitted having sexually explicit conversations via social media messenger that included suggestive language and propositions for sexual acts.
A 37-year-old female Facebook friend, who asked that her name not be used but did meet face-to-face with The Outlook, has supplied the newspaper with electronic copies of her conversations with Tallapoosa County Probate Court Judge Leon Archer.
kAm%96 @?=:?6 4@?G6CD2E:@?D 3682? :? 62C=J y2?F2CJ 2?5 6D42=2E65 7C@> 7C:6?5=J 32?E6C E@ D6IF2==J DF886DE:G6 C6BF6DED :? 2 >2EE6C @7 52JD[ 244@C5:?8 E@ E:>6 DE2>AD @? E96 >6DD286D]k^Am
kAmpC496C[ H9@ 92D 366? >2CC:65 7@C cf J62CD[ 2A@=@8:K65 7@C 9:D “G6CJ A@@C ;F58>6?E]”k^Am
kAm“x’> ?@E 8@:?8 E@ =:6 23@FE :E @C 56?J :E[” pC496C D2:5 27E6C G:6H:?8 AC:?ED @7 E96 >6DD286D uC:52J] “x’> ?@E 2 A6C764E >2? 2?5 x 92G6 5@?6 2 =@E @7 E9:?8D E92E x 2> ?@E AC@F5 @7 2?5 E9:D >2J 36 @?6 @7 E96 H@CDE] x 8@E 42F89E FA H9:=6 @? D@4:2= >65:2 H:E9 >J =2?8F286 2?5 A:4EFC6D 8@:?8 324< 2?5 7@CE9] xE 8@E @FE @7 92?5 2?5 x D9@F=5 92G6 <?@H? 36EE6C]k^Am
kAm“%9:D D9@HD 2 =2AD6 @7 ;F58>6?E – G6CJ A@@C ;F58>6?E] q6:?8 2 ;F586[ x D9@F=5 36 23@G6 E92E 2?5 2596C6 E@ 2 9:896C DE2?52C5] x 766= =:<6 x 92G6 G@:565 E92E ECFDE]”k^Am
kAm%96 >6DD286D 2AA62C E@ 36 7C@> pC496C’D u2463@@< 244@F?E[ H9:49 762EFC6D 9:D @77:4:2= AC@32E6 4@FCE ;F586 A@CEC2:E] ~?6 >6DD286 6G6? :?4=F56D E96 @776C @7 >@?6J :7 E96 H@>2? H6C6 E@ >66E H:E9 9:>]k^Am
kAm“(92E J@F 8@E 8@:?8 E@52J … x 8@E D@>6 >@?6J x ?665 E@ DA6?5[” pC496C’D >6DD286 C625]k^Am
kAmpC496C[ H9@ =2DE J62C 5:D4@?E:?F65 @77:4:2E:?8 >2CC:286D 2E E96 4@FCE9@FD6 H96? 96 4:E65 >@C2= @3;64E:@?D E@ D2>6 D6I >2CC:286D[ ?6G6C D2:5 DA64:7:42==J H92E 96 H2?E65 E@ DA6?5 E96 >@?6J @?[ H9:49 :D 2 =682= C6BF:C6>6?E E@ E96 4C:>6 @7 D@=:4:E:?8 7@C AC@DE:EFE:@?]k^Am
kAm%96 H@>2? D2:5 H96? >@?6J H2D >6?E:@?65[ D96 76=E E96 32?E6C 925 8@?6 7C@> 7F??J E@ :?DF=E:?8]k^Am
kAm“(6 925 366? 7C:6?5D @? u2463@@< 7@C 23@FE D6G6? >@?E9D[ 3FE F?E:= 62C=:6C E9:D >@?E9 E96C6 H2D ?@E9:?8 =:<6 E9:D[” E96 H@>2? D2:5] “x’> ?@E :??@46?E :? E9:D[ x >62? 2E 7:CDE x 7:8FC65 96 H2D ;FDE 2 =@?6=J[ ?:46 >2? H9@ H2?E65 E@ E2=<] pD E96 >6DD286D 8@E DF886DE:G6[ x 4@F=5?’E 36=:6G6 :E[ 3FE x 5:5?’E 6?5 :E] x 9@?6DE=J E9@F89E :E H2D 7F??J :? 2 H6:C5 H2J] qFE H96? 96 DE2CE65 E2=<:?8 23@FE >@?6J[ =:<6 x H2D 2 AC@DE:EFE6[ E92E’D H96? :E 9:E >6]”k^Am
kAmx? >6DD286D 7C@> pC496C’D 244@F?E[ E96 ;F586’D A6CD@?2= 46== A9@?6 ?F>36C H2D D6?E E@ E96 H@>2? 2?5 :? D@>6 4@?G6CD2E:@?D 96 2D 2D<65 96C E@ 42== 9:> 2E 9:D @77:46] %9@D6 C6BF6DED 42>6 5FC:?8 3FD:?6DD 9@FCD 2E E96 %2==2A@@D2 r@F?EJ !C@32E6 ~77:46]k^Am
kAmp A:4EFC6 @7 pC496C[ 5C6DD65 :? 2 %\D9:CE[ :D 2=D@ :?4=F565 :? @?6 >6DD6?86C 6I492?86] p A9@E@ @7 2 >2? ?F56 36=@H E96 H2:DE H2D 2=D@ D6?E E@ E96 H@>2? 7C@> pC496C’D 46== A9@?6 ?F>36C] %96 324<8C@F?5 :? E96 A:4EFC6 4=@D6=J C6D6>3=6D E96 32E9C@@> E:=6 :? E96 %2==2A@@D2 r@F?EJ r@FCE9@FD6]k^Am
kAmx? @?6 6I492?86[ pC496C >256 C6A62E65 C6BF6DED 7@C 2 ?F56 A:4EFC6 @7 E96 H@>2? 36=@H E96 H2:DE] p7E6C >2<:?8 D6G6C2= 6I4FD6D 2?5 ECJ:?8 E@ DE2G6 @77 E96 C6BF6DE[ E96 H@>2? D2:5 D96 D6?E 9:> 2 A:4EFC6 D96 7@F?5 @? E96 x?E6C?6E @7 D@>6@?6 6=D6]k^Am
kAm“x 5:5 D6?5 9:> 2 A:4EFC6[ 3FE :E H2D?’E >6[” E96 H@>2? D2:5] “x 25>:E E92E x 5:5 E2=< E@ 9:> 2?5 C6DA@?5] x 8F6DD x 4@F=5 92G6 ;FDE 6?565 :E 2?5 F?7C:6?565 9:>[ 3FE 96 :D 2? 6=64E65 @77:4:2= – 2 ;F586] x 4@F=5?’E 36=:6G6 E92E 96 H2D 5@:?8 E9:D 2?5 H2?E65 E@ ;FDE D66 9@H 72C 96 H@F=5 8@] x >62? D@>6 @7 E96 DEF77 96 H2D D2J:?8[ x 925 E@ =@@< :E FA] %96C6 H6C6 D@>6 AC6EEJ DEC2?86 E9:?8D 96 H2?E65]”k^Am
kAm%96 H@>2? 6G6? 2D<65 pC496Ci “xD :E :==682= 7@C D@>6@?6 H9@ 9@=5D 6=64E65 4@F?EJ @77:46 E@ 2D< 7@C D6IF2= 72G@CD :? 6I492?86 7@C >@?6J 2?5 2D< E96 A6CD@? E@ 42== E96:C AC:G2E6 =:?6 H9:=6 E96J 2C6 2E H@C<n”k^Am
kAm%96 C6EFC? >6DD286 7C@> pC496C C625i “}@E :7 J@F 42== E96:C A6CD@?2= 46== R]”k^Am
kAmpC496C D2:5 96 :D D@CCJ 7@C E96 6>32CC2DD>6?E 9:D 24E:@?D H:== 42FD6 @E96CD]k^Am
kAm“x 92G6 2A@=@8:K65 E@ 96C 2?5 x 2> D@CCJ 7@C 36:?8 =625 :?E@ E9:D 6>32CC2DD:?8 D:EF2E:@?[” pC496C D2:5] “x’> D@CCJ 7@C E96 6>32CC2DD>6?E E9:D H:== 3C:?8 @? A6@A=6 H9@ >62? D@ >F49 E@ >6]”k^Am
kAmpC496C D2:5 96 7:CDE >6E E96 H@>2? 2 76H J62CD 28@ H96? D96 H2D :? 9:D 4@FCE @G6C 2 D:EF2E:@? :?G@=G:?8 96C E96? 9FD32?5] pC496C D2:5 96 5:5 364@>6 7C:6?5D H:E9 96C @G6C D@4:2= >65:2[ 3FE 5:5 ?@E 92G6 2?J 7246\E@\7246 4@?E24E H:E9 96C[ @?=J 6=64EC@?:4 4@?G6CD2E:@?D]k^Am
kAmpC496C H2D 7:CDE 6=64E65 @? }@G] e[ a_`a E@ D6CG6 2 D:I\J62C E6C>] pC496C AC6G:@FD=J D6CG65 2D 2 4@F?EJ 4@>>:DD:@?6C :? $96=3J r@F?EJ]k^Am
kAmpC496C D2:5 9:D >:DE2<6 D9@F=5 D6CG6 2D 2 =6DD@? E@ 6G6CJ@?6 23@FE D@4:2= >65:2]k^Am
kAm“s@?’E ;FDE 2446AE D@>6@?6’D C6BF6DE E@ 36 J@FC 7C:6?5[” pC496C D2:5] “(96? 4@?G6CD:?8 H:E9 D@>6@?6[ @?6 ?665D E@ 36 42C67F= :? J@FC H@C5:?8 E92E 8@6D 324< 2?5 7@CE9] !:4EFC6D D6?E 2C6 E96C6 7@C6G6C] p82:?[ E9:D :D D@>6E9:?8 x H:== 92G6 E@ =:G6 H:E9 E96 C6DE @7 >J =:76]k^Am
kAm“x D9@F=5 92G6 <?@H? 36EE6C[ 3FE x 42?’E E2<6 :E 324<] p== E92E x 42? 5@ 2E E9:D A@:?E :D 2D< >J H:76 @7 cf J62CD[ >J 49:=5C6?[ >J 49FC49 72>:=J[ 7C:6?5D 2?5 E96 A6@A=6 @7 %2==2A@@D2 r@F?EJ E@ 7@C8:G6 >6]k^Am
kAm“x 2> D@CCJ 2?5 x 2A@=@8:K6]”k^Am
