A petition calling for the resignation of a longtime Tulsa district judge is starting to gain momentum.
Judge Sharon Holmes sentenced Shawn Canady to probation despite a jury recommending 40 years in prison for child sexual abuse.
Canady was found guilty in September of sexually abusing two children.
The jury in the case recommended a sentence of 20 years for each count.
Instead, Judge Holmes sentenced Canady to 40 years of probation.
We contacted her office and requested an interview, but a staff member told us that she does not comment on her cases or her decisions.
This case particularly hits close to home for Jon Scoggins and his family.
“We’ve actually been through something like this with our own family. We had an adult child in our family come forward in their early 20’s to communicate ‘Hey, when I was 12 here’s something that happened to me’,” said Scoggins.
Because the judicial complaint process is lengthy, Scoggins started a petition calling for Holmes’ resignation.
“I hope enough Tulsans get mad enough about Judge Holmes not protecting our community and protecting our children and sign this petition,” said Scoggins.