Speaking loudly and forcefully at his arraignment, U.S. District Judge Samuel B. Kent of the Southern District of Texas pleaded not guilty Wednesday morning to three federal criminal charges – two counts of abusive sexual contact and one count of attempted aggravated sexual abuse — and said he looks forward to a trial.
“I plead absolutely, unequivocally not guilty and will very much look forward to a trial on the merits … of what I consider to be flagrant, scurrilous charges,” Kent told 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Edward Prado of San Antonio, who heard Kent’s plea by designation.
