Police said too much time had passed to press state charges against Texas judge William Adams, seen lashing his teenage daughter with a belt on a viral YouTube video. (GlobalPost reports: YouTube video of judge beating disabled daughter goes viral, sparks inquiry (VIDEO)
Here's the shocking video, viewed more than 4 million times as of Friday evening, titled: Judge William Adams beats daughter for using the internet.
However, Federal prosecutors agreed Friday to look into a video the matter.
According to The Associated Press:
Rockport Police Chief Tim Jayroe said he discussed the 2004 video of Aransas County Court-at-Law Judge William Adams beating his then 16-year-old daughter with a prosecutor from the U.S. attorney's Corpus Christi office.
"There was nothing that we discussed briefly this morning that to him would indicate there could be any federal involvement, but that he had seen the video and they would look into it," Jayroe said.
The State Commission on Judicial Conduct, meanwhile, said Thursday that it had "commenced an investigation" into the conduct of Judge Adams.
The release of the video by Hillary Adams —who covertly filmed the incident, supposed punishment for downloading material from the internet onto the family computer — has "launched a national conversation about discipline and spanking," USA today wrote.
* Name: William R Adams
* DOB: Feb 1960
* Address: 717 Magnolia Street Rockport, TX 78382-2828 , link 1278 square foot, video of interior and floor plan not yet available.
* Personal Phone: (361) 729-3452 (Old landline, current status unconfirmed) "Changed, disconnected or no longer in service" YOU can help by updating this number.
* Work Phone (Aransas County Courthouse): (361) 790-0138 (line busy? Feel free to call Aransas County Judge C. H. "Burt" Mills, Jr., 361-790-0100)
* His account on http://www.fetlife.com is William_Adams and his password is spankie
* Work Fax (Aransas County Courthouse): (361) 790-0185
* Work Email: wadams@aransascounty.org
Raw divorce data:
127597 ADAMS WILLIAM 47 HALLIE G 46 01 02/01/1986 12/13/2007 004 ARANSAS