A rural Kentucky judge gunned down by a sheriff in his own chambers allegedly ran the courthouse like a “brothel” and brought women to his office in an ongoing sex-for-favors scheme, a witness told cops.
The police audio recording, obtained by NewsNation, revealed the latest sordid twist in the trial of ex-sheriff Shawn Stines, 43, who admitted to pumping several rounds into District Judge Kevin Mullins in the Letcher County courthouse in September.
The claim was made by Sabrina Adkins, a woman who, in 2022, had been coerced into sexual favors by one of Stines’ deputies, Ben Fields, in exchange for staying under house arrest.
Speaking to police about the assault, she suggested that the sextortion wasn’t a one-off incident — and Fields wasn’t the only one involved.
