Robert Cicale, a district judge in Suffolk County, was suspended without pay by the New York Court of Appeals late Friday after he pleaded guilty earlier this month to sneaking into a former intern's home and stealing her underwear.

Cicale had been suspended by the high court last year, but with pay, after he was arrested on burglary charges.

The unanimous decision from the Court of Appeals late Friday changed that status to suspension without pay following Cicale's guilty plea earlier this month. 

He admitted to entering a young woman's home with the intent of stealing her underwear during the court appearance in Suffolk County two weeks ago. The victim had been identified as a former intern of Cicale's when he was the town attorney for Islip in Suffolk County, according to media reports.

He was represented in the proceeding by Michael J. Brown, a solo practitioner from Central Islip. Brown was not immediately available to comment on the Court of Appeals decision.

Cicale, who was first elected to the bench in 2015, could not immediately be reached for comment Friday evening.

He was arrested for the incident last March, after which he was immediately suspended from the bench. Prosecutors in Suffolk County had alleged that it wasn't his first time in the home. They said he'd gone in before and stolen clothing from the woman. 

Cicale is scheduled to be sentenced for the crime in November. Because he pleaded guilty to a felony, he'll also lose his license to practice law in New York.

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