ms. wilkerson. worried about losing her job, ms. wilkerson was not initially candid when questioned about judge kent's conduct towards her. it was not only her third grand jury appearance that she was willing to reveal the sexual assaults she endured. on august 28, the federal grand jury returned a multicount indictment against judge kent. and on january 6, a grand jury issued a superseding indictment against judge kent alleging counts of sexual abuse as well as obstruction of justice and abuse of sexual contact. on february 23, the day his criminal trial was set to begin, judge kent pled guilty to obstruction of justice. pursuant to the plea agreement, he knowingly and admitted to having sexual contact with both women and obstructing justice in his testimony before the investigative committee. on may 11, judge kent was sent todd 33 months in prison and ordered to pay fines and restitution. judge kent began his term of incarceration on june 15, this past monday. the day after sentencing, the house of representatives directed the judi

ms. wilkerson. the department of justice commenced a criminal investigation relating to the judge's conduct as well. in november, 2007, judge kent was asked and granted an interview with the f.b.i. during an interview he requested, he was asked about his alleged conduct and false statements he had made to the fifth circuit. in august, 2008, he asked for a meeting at the department of justice and he sat down with his attorney and f.b.i. agent and representatives of the department of justice. department of justice. and again, judge kent made

ms. donna wilkerson. these -- ms. cathy mcbroom and ms. donna wilkerson. these are the dailies who -- ladies who took the covers off this egregious behavior of judge kent. judge samuel kent's egregious behavior leaves no doubt that he is not fit to remain as a judge. it's -- it's really -- how could we, or can you imagine having to go to work every day, having to go back to your job after a weekend and you know that at any time or any day that you could be subjected to sexual misconduct by your boss, and you have a great federal job, you need your job for your family, so you just endure for year after year after year until it gets to a point where you have to file a complaint and subject all of your personal affairs to the nation. it took a lot of courage for them to do that and i appreciate that. i want to apologize on behalf of all males for you having to go through that. but, ladies and gentlemen, what we have here is a situation where the judge has committed sexual abuse repeatedly, he's lied about it, he's pleaded guilty to the felony charge of obstru