A former judge has been sentenced to four years in prison for using a sexual device under his robe while he presided himself over jury trials.

Donald Thompson, 59, who sat on the bench for over two decades, was convicted of four felony courts of indecent exposure, in part, by testimony from such witnesses as his former court reporter, Lisa Foster.

Some residents of Chicago are speaking out against an artwork exhibit that will adorn the front of the new Kimball Avenue Brown line station.

A sculpture by Josh Garber of two 10-foot-tall aluminum lotus blossoms bears a striking resemblance to a not-so public part of a man's anatomy.

In a bid to prove his faithfulness to his doubting wife, a Malaysian man severed his penis as the last resort to make his case.

The man was reportedly doing fine on Tuesday following a surgery to reattach the organ.

In what may be the strangest case of political fervor and artistic expression, an Australian painter is becoming a local celebrity for using his penis as a brush to paint a portrait of the Prime Minister.

The Sidney Morning Herald reports, Tim Patch also used his member to do a portrait of opposition leader Kim Beazley.

When confronted by police during a Northwest Side rampage, 33-year-old Jakub Fik cut off his own penis, and hurled his severed organ and several knives at the officers. The stunned police officers then stunned Fik with a Taser and took him into custody.

Chicago Police Sgt. Edward Dolan of the 16th District says, "We took him out without any serious injury, with the exception of his own."