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Judges Limit Where Prosecutor Can Go In Coldwater Courthouse

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A county prosecutor in southern Michigan has been barred from talking to certain women in the courthouse unless a male employee or a sheriff's deputy is present.

It's one of many conditions placed on Ralph Kimble by Branch County judges.

He's been accused of sexual harassment but firmly denies the allegations. There's also a recall campaign against him.

A Feb. 22 order obtained by TV station WWMT says Kimble is barred from the second floor of the courthouse except for courtrooms or judges' offices. He can't speak alone to a female employee of the judiciary.

Kimble tells radio station WTVB that it's "more dirty politics" by judges.

He says he's "not their team player."

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