Former Judge Charles Cole Sr. of Martinsburg WV; pervert, loser

The Judicial Investigation Commission found Charlie guilty of engaging in the following misconduct, all of which took place while he was employed as a judge of the Berkeley County Magistrate Court.

• Charlies came up behind a court employee at work and placed his hands on her hips, something that Charlie did not deny took place
• The unwelcome touch made the employee uncomfortable, but she did not say anything to the magistrate because of his position
• The employee did alert her immediate supervisor, and the supervisor contacted the chief magistrate Charlie also admitted that, during a birthday celebration at the courthouse in 2017, he had swatted the same court employee on the rear end approximately 9 times
• Subsequently, Charlie agreed he would no longer spank court employees (What a Guy and more importantly What a Humanitarian!)
• Failed to comply with the law
• Failed to act in manner promoting public confidence in the judiciary
• Failed to perform his judicial duties without bias or prejudice

Rather than wait for a ruling from the West Virginia Supreme Court that would likely have caused his removal from the bench, Charlie did what any cowardly loser would do, he resigned.

As we speak (ca. March 2022), it is rumored that Charlie has applied for a job as a greeter at the Walmart Supercenter Store at 5680 Hammonds Mill Road in Martinsburg, West Virginia.