Blind lawyer: Pro took me for 8G
By STEPHANIE FARR
Philadelphia Daily News

Whether it was prostitution or Pilates, a blind Delaware County lawyer is hoping for a happy ending after his federal civil suit against a Philadelphia woman and a credit-card company was thrown out last week. John F. Peoples, 60, was steamed after he learned that the woman who he says he hired for sex allegedly overbilled his Discover card by $8,600. So he sued her for damages and the credit-card company for alleged violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act, claiming that it had not sufficiently protected its blind customers. “This wouldn’t have happened to a sighted person,” Peoples said yesterday, adding that he plans to appeal. In court documents, the woman named in the suit, Ginger Dayle, said that she had provided Pilates lessons to Peoples and denied that she was a prostitute or that she had defrauded his credit card. Read more at Philly.com or watch the video below for a quick summary!

Quote of the Year: When asked during deposition if he ever, as a lawyer, thought twice about using a prostitute, he said, according to court documents: “It doesn’t bother me because it doesn’t affect my practice of law. Prostitution, I believe, is a misdemeanor. Even if convicted, it would not be a problem for the disciplinary board.”

SMH.

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