Pennsylvania: Future Disgraced Judge Tells Future Disgraced Prison Guard He Can't Force His Girlfriend to Remain Pregnant

In 2002, not-yet-disgraced corrections officer John Stachokus attempted to force his then-girlfriend to carry their baby to term. He went before not-yet-disgraced Judge Michael Conahan, who essentially told him to get lost. 

Judge Michael Conahan, of course, being the judge that literally sold children to prison for cash. The boyfriend, John Stachokus, would later be charged with extortion and witness tampering.

"In a strongly worded decision, Judge Michael Conahan said the ex-boyfriend, John Stachokus, 27, had failed to cite any legal authority establishing that he had a right to prevent an abortion by Tanya Meyers, now about 10 weeks pregnant. Stachokus is the father. "The balance of the equities weighs heavily in favor of Meyers," Conahan ruled in Wilkes-Barre. "The delay in her procedure has inflicted significant... emotional distress on Meyers, and she faces increased medical risks due to the delay... . Furthermore, the denial of her constitutional right to effectuate her abortion decision is in itself immediate and irreparable harm."

Stachokus, a county emergency dispatcher, went to court eight days ago to try to force Meyers to carry the pregnancy to term. He could not be reached for comment yesterday. His lawyer, John P. Williamson of Broomall, said through an associate that he would file an appeal in Superior Court.