The judge's behavior at a previous trial suggested he acts negatively toward accusers who wait years to report sexual abuse, according to court documents.
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following a sexual assault trial in August in the 458th District Court. The concerning behavior suggested that Rolnick acts adversarial toward accusers who wait years to report sexual abuse, according to court documents, prompting the district attorney’s office to ask him to step down from another case headed for trial.
The judge last Tuesday changed his mind and recused himself from a pending case involving defendant Jeffrey Awalt, whose accuser waited three years to report the abuse, court records show. The trial was expected to start this month but was pushed back until December because of Rolnick’s decision to recuse himself.
“I observed Judge Rolnick to audibly sigh multiple times and he displayed visible signs of his reluctance to take the defendant into custody after our verdict,” the juror wrote, adding that Rolnick went to the jury room later and again expressed disappointment.
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