The recently resigned federal judge is accused of harassing a legal trainee and “unwanted, offensive and abusive sexual conduct.”

Joshua Kindred, who resigned last week from his position as U.S. District Judge for Alaska, had an “inappropriately sexualized relationship” with one of his law clerks, engaged in “unwanted” sexual conduct and then lied about it to the presiding judge, according to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Council.

The findings are summarized in a 30-page order signed by nine federal judges. It is full of details describing sexual harassment, vulgar remarks and texts about his sexual desires and experiences. It also describes Kindred’s attempts to deceive and deny him when confronted with complaints.

“We conclude that Judge Kindred committed misconduct by creating a hostile work environment for his law clerks. This hostile work environment included ‘unwelcome, offensive and abusive sexual conduct, including sexual harassment,'” the order states.

The bulk of his alleged misconduct involved a law clerk who rose to become an assistant U.S. attorney. After she started her new job as a prosecutor – in a firm that brings cases to his court – Kindred had sexual contact with her twice. She says the second incident, at an Airbnb where he was staying, was nonconsensual. He says it was consensual.

“The Council does not need to make a determination as to whether the Airbnb incident was consensual in order to conclude that Judge Kindred was guilty of misconduct,” the judges’ order states.

Kindred resigned voluntarily, which the court announced last week, but the investigation into his conduct is not over. The Federal Council of the Judiciary has referred the case to the Judicial Conference, which will consider recommending his removal from office.

Impeachment would have to go through Congress. In U.S. history, only a handful of federal judges have been impeached by the House of Representatives and convicted by the Senate. It’s not clear what the consequences of impeachment would be, since Kindred has already resigned, but it could prevent him from holding high office again.

Then-President Donald Trump nominated Kindred as judge in 2019 with the approval of both U.S. senators from Alaska.

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Senator Lisa Murkowski issued a statement Monday calling his resignation “more than appropriate.”

“Judges must hold themselves to the highest standards, and Mr. Kindred has fallen far short of those standards,” she wrote. “I will move quickly to submit a replacement candidate for consideration.”

Kindred was sworn in in early 2020. The presiding judge learned of complaints against him in November 2022, the judge’s order said.

Kindred has not publicly commented on the allegations or given a reason for his resignation.