Galen Fox
Galen Fox | |
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Member of the Hawaii House of Representatives from the 23rd district | |
In office 2003 – December 1, 2005 | |
Preceded by | Ed Case |
Succeeded by | Anne Stevens |
Personal details | |
Born | 1943 Hilo, Hawaii |
Political party | Republican |
Education | University Laboratory School Punahou School University of Redlands (BA) Princeton University (PhD) |
Profession | Politician |
Galen Fox (born 1943) is a former Hawaii State Representative of the Republican Party who resigned from the Hawaii legislature on December 1, 2005, after being convicted of misdemeanor sex abuse charges.
Biography
Galen Fox was born in
Fox was elected to Hawaii's State House in November 1996 as a representative of Hawaii's 23rd District, serving the
Sex offense
On December 18, 2004, Fox was aboard
Fox then proceeded to unbutton and unzip the sleeping woman's jeans and placed his hand on her crotch. The woman awoke to find Fox
Fox was put on trial in the
Nagle then asked Fox: "And you did rub her crotch. That was an intentional act?" Fox's answer was again "yes."[3]
Fox was found guilty of misdemeanor
Despite his
Fox submitted his resignation from the Hawaii state legislature on November 1, 2005. His resignation became effective on December 1, 2005.[5]
Sentencing
On January 26, 2006, Fox appeared before Nagle for sentencing. According to the Hawaii Reporter, during the sentencing hearing, Fox stated that he had "hoped for romance with the young woman and had touched her leg and arm, taking her complete lack of response as consent."[4] Fox also told Nagle that he was innocent, stating "I cannot admit to something that I did not do."
During the court hearing, Nagle read parts of a letter from the victim. "Since that flight, I have had difficulty sleeping and I have been having nightmares of Galen Fox," the victim wrote. "I brought this case because I had the right to sleep on a plane without being groped."[6] Fox was sentenced by Nagle to three months of house arrest, three years probation and a $2,500 fine. He was also ordered to register as a sex offender and to take a psychiatric examination or sex offender treatment.[7][8] Nagle stated that she imposed the house arrest sentence because Fox was a "defendant who is unable to admit that he is at fault in any way."[6]
References
- ^ https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=10099
- ^ a b c Barayuga, Debra (November 2, 2005). "Testimony against legislator includes details of molestation". archives.starbulletin.com. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
- ^ a b c Barayuga, Debra (January 25, 2006). "Fox's testimony affirms his sexual misconduct". archives.starbulletin.com. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
- ^ a b Hawaii Reporter: Hawaii Reporter
- ^ Adamski, Mary; Bernardo, Rosemarie (November 1, 2005). "'SHOCK': Rep. Fox quits after sex conviction". archives.starbulletin.com. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
- ^ a b [1][dead link]
- ^ Zimmerman, Malia (2011-02-18). "Former House Leader Galen Fox on His Crime, His Time and Being a Sex Offender". Hawaii Reporter. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
- ^ "Ex-lawmaker gets probation for airline passenger grope". usatoday30.usatoday.com. January 26, 2006. Retrieved 2019-01-14.