"The complaint alleged that Zahnd had committed multiple ethical violations when he sought to pressure community members to withdraw letters they had written in support of a convicted child molester prior to his sentencing in October 2015. The OCDC recommended harsher punishment, namely a three-month suspension of Zahnd’s law license. Although the disciplinary panel opted to recommend the more lenient punishment, the Supreme Court’s adoption of its recommendation represents a rare rebuke of a sitting prosecuting attorney."

KCUR Missouri

May 22, 2018