Judges in Marion County have suspended a bail bonding company after one of its agents was charged with seeking sexual favors in return for writing a woman’s bond so she could get out of jail.
Circuit Judge Thomas W. Graham said he and his 12th Judicial District colleagues were shocked to hear that bondsman Kelvin Pell, who worked for Cumberland Bail Bonding Co., told arresting officers it was “common practice” to have sex with clients.
“We don’t want it to be common practice,” Graham said Friday afternoon. “We don’t want anything like that happening in this district. We’re not going to countenance anything that involves sexual favors for bond premiums.”
In a statement Friday, Cumberland Bail Bonding owner Andy Baggenstoss acknowledged the suspension and said the company would work to get it lifted quickly.
