US judge suspended after girl on courtroom visit forced to wear jail uniform

“My daughter is hurt. She is feeling scared,” Latoreya Till told the Detroit Free Press

Judge Kenneth King has been removed from the bench Picture: Todd McInturf /Detroit News via AP

A Detroit judge who ordered a teenager into jail clothes and handcuffs while she was on an organised visit to his courtroom will be off the bench while undergoing “necessary training”, the court’s chief judge said.

The girl’s mother said Judge Kenneth King was a “big bully”.