Transvestia "Tom," he said, "you've been charged with making propositions to those boys and for trying to molest one of them. Those are serious charges,"

"I know," Tom replied, "but what I told you is the honest truth. I heard the boys tell the desk sergeant how I had asked them to go to my room and do all sorts of things. I heard that one little punk tell how I patted the fly of his pants. They're lying, I swear it. They're lying

to protect themselves."

"I believe you."

"Thanks. Now all you have to do is convince the judge."

Jimmy shrugged his shoulders then said, "I've brought you some clothes and got permission for you to get cleaned up before the hearing. You will have to hurry though, as we only have fifteen minutes."

Tom took the clothing and left for the shower room immediately, followed by the grinning baboon, his guard. During the time he was cleaning up the guard kept telling him that the judge would throw the book at him, and seemed to get a sadistic delight in hearing his own legal decision. He had already judged Tom "Guilty, as charged."

As Tom and his attorney entered the courtroom,

the magistrate was just taking his seat. His gavel rapped several times and there was silence.

"Thomas Warden, Albert Leone, Robert Stough, Marvin Stough, James Snyder and Joseph Lotz, please step up", droned the court clerk.

Tom was petrified. The five boys stood on one side of the arresting officer while Jimmy and Tom stood on the other side. The magistrate swore

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