In Re the Application for the Discipline of Peters

(concurring specialty)-

1. I concur in the result, but write separately to clarify the limits of this decision. Professional discipline for noneriminal sexual misconduct outside the attorney-client relationship raises a host of ambiguities. The Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board apparently recognized as much, as it investigated the original complaint and determined discipline was not warranted. The matter was appealed under Rule 8(d) and after a hearing a board panel found probable cause to believe the alleged conduct occurred, but was uncertain whether the acts warranted public…