C. T. "Rusty" HIGHT: THE SEX OFFENDERS JUDGE?

Just as Judge Roy Bean became known to some as "the hanging judge", recent events may cause some to consider local District Judge C.T. "Rusty" Hight "the sex offenders' judge". As Liberty Dispatch has said, before deciding who to vote for in the November race for District Judge, it would be helpful to consider the “experience” that current Judge C. T. “Rusty” Hight is NOT touting as the reason to vote for him.

Rather than review one of the cases that we had intended to cover and that Judge Hight is NOT discussing on the political trail, it has been called to our attention that a community not too far from Liberty County is currently suffering from one of Judge Hight’s “rare” rulings – so we will begin by reviewing that ruling in this article.



In this article, we will just lay out some of the facts in order for readers to get a taste of the serious lack of judgment that Judge Hight has in dealing with serious threats to the communities he is charged with protecting. In future articles, we will quiet down those in the Hight camp who would dismiss our report as political spin or hubris with names, places, and documents and additional accounts of other cases that Judge Hight would prefer voters NOT know about.

If they are aware of it, the members of The Mills Branch Village Community Association must be very frustrated by Hight’s lack of judgment. They are probably more concerned with the effect of its results than whether the motivation is financial or political or just a liberal view that believes in going easy on criminals. Nevertheless, their community has as one of its residents one of the people Judge Hight would probably like the voters of Liberty County to not hear about.

That man was recently involved in what is now known as the 'Mills Branch sex offender case' and it was dismissed this summer on August 6th, and his lawyer says the arrest never should have happened. His client, he said, should be left alone. According to The Kingwood Observer his lawyer also said “The community, and the Mills Branch Village Community Association, are harassing his client because of his criminal history of sexual offenses.”

The Kingwood Observer reported that public records show the man was first convicted of a sexual offense against a child, fondling, in Huntsville in 1983. That charge was later reduced to public lewdness. He was again arrested in Cleveland in 1994 for felony indecency with a child after he reportedly exposed himself to a 14-year-old girl. In 2006, he was sentenced to 90 days in Harris County Jail for indecent exposure once again after he pleaded guilty to the Class B misdemeanor charge. They also reported the man is listed as a registered sex offender in the DPS sex offender registry. No risk level for re-offense is specified.

According to his lawyer, the only conviction that is correct and current information is the Class B misdemeanor from 2006. All prior convictions have been cleared from his client’s record, he said. His lawyer also said, he has no felony convictions. "He has one misdemeanor conviction for indecent exposure a few years ago. The one out of Liberty County in the ‘90s, he was allowed to withdraw his plea and was granted judicial clemency, which means he was released from any and all penalties and disabilities resulting from his conviction. It’s very rare that judicial clemency is granted, but in this case it was.”

It is this Liberty County “rare” judicial clemency and the actions of Judge C.T. “Rusty” Hight on this matter that Liberty Dispatch will review in future articles. Please stay tuned and read about the bizarre and unpredictable decisions that Hight made that has helped this man to drive the streets of a very concerned community less than 60 minutes from Liberty County.

Rusty Hight with the help of Liberty County DA, Mike Little has attacked political opponents like Republican activist, Ray Akins and set his bond amount to an outrageous $100,000.00- but has given clemency to dangerous and violent level 1 sex offenders.

Hight has given special treatment to sex offenders who have come before him and even special treatment to sexual pervert attorneys (indecent exposure) like Houston Attorney, John Stewart Fason. It is evident Judge Hight does the complete opposite of what is just and right for the people of our community. Do the people of Liberty County and other places in Texas know about the damage this man has done? Do you and your family feel safer knowing how this man interprets and "makes law"?

Lets dig even deeper to understand what damage this man has done and continues to do to our community and families. The next part of this expose' will delve into the players involved in this judicial circus and their motivations.

LD Contributor