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Former Monroe County judge sentenced to up to five years in prison for prostitution case

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A former Monroe County judge was sentenced to up to five years in prison in a prostitution case.

According to a Michigan State Police investigation, former Monroe County 1st District Judge Jarod Calkins hired women for sex and transported them for that purpose.

During the sentencing, the women released victim impact statements saying they were tortured sexually. 

According to the warrant, Calkins allegedly found his victims online; he used the name Michael Collins in accounts on Facebook, Tinder and OKCupid.

He was sentenced to one to five years for four charges that will run concurrently, meaning at the same time.

Watch the sentencing below: