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Former Public Defender Suspended: Texts Prostitute While Phone in Police Possession

April 1, 2015

Another one of those stories you can't make up, even on April 1st. The ABA Journal reported Monday that the Indiana Supreme Court had suspended former Public Defender Christopher Hollander for a year.

According to the Indiana Supreme Court, Hollander had seen an online ad for escort services by “H.S.,” which used a fake name and listed a phone number. When Hollander saw a police report with the same phone number, he was able to identify the woman.

Hollander texted H.S. in November 2012, without realizing that the phone was in the possession of the Indianapolis police. An officer impersonating the woman replied. Hollander said he could help H.S. with her situation and would “work with her” regarding attorney fees, according to stipulated facts cited by the Indiana Supreme Court.

Hollander arranged to meet the person he believed to be H.S.at a hotel in December 2012. When Hollander arrived, he tried to hug and kiss an officer impersonating H.S., and made statements conveying that he wanted sex in exchange for legal services, according to the stipulated facts.

Pretty sure he'll never text a prostitute again . . .

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