A Whole New Meaning

This item in the Philadelphia Inquirer gives a whole new meaning to the expression "Philadelphia Lawyer"!

The Inky article, Police: Phila. lawyer found naked with teen girl, reports:

A Philadelphia criminal defense lawyer has been arrested after sheriff's deputies found him naked with a 14-year-old girl in a conference room at the Criminal Justice Center, police said today.

Larry Charles, 49, has been charged with solicitation and attempted statutory sexual assault, said Lt. Dan Bagnell of the Special Victims Unit.

Bagnell said sheriff's officers found Charles and the girl, with whom he has a "family relationship," in a third-floor conference room yesterday.

Of course, since with was Martin Luther King day, the Criminal Justice Center was closed. Must be his own version of a King Day of Service.

Apparently, Charles has also honored the legal profession before. According to the Fox News report on the incident:

Charles' law license was suspended following his no-contest plea in September 1990 to tampering with public records. Prosecutors alleged he and several others filed false wage claims while they worked for a youth program under contract with the city between 1986 and 1988.

His license was reinstated in 1996, according to the state Supreme Court's disciplinary board.

He must be a proponent of the try, try again philosophy of law.

UPDATE (1/17): An updated version of Inquirer's article is here: Deputy finds lawyer unclothed with girl, 14.

And of course, this is really the type of story made for the Daily News: Lawyer found naked with girl.

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