Cole County Circuit Court documents indicate that Eric Feltner, the former chief of staff to Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder, who was fired after word of his arrest on sex charges became public, is being defended by a former judge who resigned the bench under pressure after being accused of sexual harassment.
As noted in the June 27 Turner Report, Kenneth Stanley Clay, better known as Stan Clay, filed a motion June 20 asking for a second change of judge in Feltner's case.
Clay, who has listed an e-mail address of "squeakystan@hotmail.com" on documents filed in U. S. District Court, served as a judge in Boone County for more than a decade until sexual harassment charges were brought against him in 1991.
The Commission on Retirement, Removal and Discipline issued a report on June 17, 1991, saying that Clay was "guilty of nine counts of sexually harassing female officers of the court over a period of 12 years," according to a June 27, 1991, Associated Press article.
"In one incident," the article continues, "Clay reportedly placed a knife momentarily under the chin of a probation officer and fondled her."
The Commission recommended that Clay receive a 30-day suspension and undergo psychological counseling. A July 7, 1991, AP article indicates the Missouri Supreme Court was considering taking stronger action against Clay and had scheduled a September hearing. The hearing did not take place after Clay resigned later in July.
Clay's new client, Feltner, was arrested by the Jefferson City Police Department on two counts of furnishing pornographic material to a minor.
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A thank-you to a commenter on the Fired Up Missouri website, who initially asked if Kenneth Stanley Clay and Judge Stan Clay was the same person. It was something that had not occurred to me.
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