![]() ![]() Prainito did not return messages seeking comment.Ī high-ranking judicial source said the remark exemplifies a “toxic culture” in the state court system, where a white court officer posted an image of President Barack Obama with a noose around his neck on social media last summer, and another white officer called a black colleague “one of the good monkeys.Woman named Ching Chong clears the air over ‘racist’ letter: ‘Chill, guys, it’s me’ Later Friday, Chalfen said, “In line with the Chief Judge’s zero tolerance policy for any form of bias or discriminatory speech or actions, the New York City Family Court clerk overheard making racially demeaning comments at the conclusion of a proceeding has been suspended without pay pending further investigation and disciplinary charges.” It was referred to our inspector general for bias matters to investigate.” “She made a terrible mistake and really showed her true colors in doing so,” Thornhill said.Ĭourt spokesman Lucian Chalfen said that “a clerk made a comment during a virtual Family Court hearing that some overheard to be racially offensive. He does not know if the proceeding was recorded. Still he plans to discuss the matter with the prosecutor and the judge when the hearing continues Friday afternoon. Prainito, 58, who earns $110,000 a year as an associate court clerk, later sent Thornhill a text message apologizing, he told The Post. ![]() Thornhill declined to name his minor client or specify the allegations against him other than to say he’s accused of being a “juvenile delinquent.” The incident occurred at the end of a plea proceeding in Manhattan Family Court. The judge said, ‘Donna, Donna,’ like, ‘What are you saying?’ was her tone of voice,” Thornton said. It’s just stunning to hear that kind of talk in a courtroom,” Thornhill said. “Not only did she call him a, but she called him a m-n. It has no pleasant connotation,” Thornhill said, referring to the Italian American slur for a black person. “If you’re from New York and someone calls you a m-n and you’re black, you know you’ve been dissed. ![]() The clerk in the part mutters at that point, ‘Look at this f–king and his f–king pants. “He’s wearing saggy pants so we’re all looking at his drawers. “He turns around to do that and as he does that his rear end is now in the camera, inadvertently,” Thornhill recalled in an interview. The incident occurred at the end of a plea proceeding when the judge directed Thornhill’s client to alert an Administration for Children’s Services staffer that the hearing was about to end. Prainito, who is white, didn’t realize her microphone was on when she used the racial slur to refer to a 15-year-old in a virtual proceeding before Judge Jessica Bourbon on Thursday, said the kid’s lawyer, Holden Thornhill. Prainito, was promptly suspended without pay pending an investigation, a court rep said. ‘Super hacker’ takes over Disneyland Instagram with bizarre, racist postsĪ Manhattan Family Court clerk was caught on a hot mic allegedly calling a black teenage defendant the N-word, according to his attorney. #N.y. slur root out racism clerk tv#Racial slur seen in TV weather forecast: ‘We apologize to our viewers’ San Francisco board president accused of hurling racial slur at cadet Wisconsin high school’s ‘equity coordinator’ resigns over use of racial slur ![]()
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