Alleged Rape by New Mexico Judge Was Videotaped, Court Document Says
Image 1 of 2June 2008: District Court Judge Albert S. "Pat" Murdoch listens to attorneys in the Bernalillo County District Courthouse, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. (AP/The Albuquerque Journal)
Image 2 of 2District Court Judge Albert S. "Pat" Murdoch during a game at Johnson Gym, in Albuquerque. (AP)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – A court document says a New Mexico prostitute who has accused Albuquerque's top criminal judge of rape made a videotape of the alleged attack.
The complaint against District Judge Pat Murdoch says a detective heard about the tape from an informant and bought it for $400.
Police then questioned the woman, who says Murdoch solicited her on a prostitution website.
The woman says she met with the judge about eight times and he paid her $200 each time. She says he forced himself on her during one visit, but she returned and secretly recorded a second forced encounter.
Murdoch is out on bond. His first court appearance is Thursday.
He does not have a listed phone number and his office did not know who will represent him.