A woman illegally climbed the Statue of Liberty. Now her judge wants to do it, too.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Gabriel Gorenstein might be a little too curious about the crime he's overseeing. Gorenstein will preside over the case of Therese Okoumou, who climbed the Statue of Liberty on July 4, 2018 – only now Gorenstein basically wants to climb it as well.

According to NBC New York, Gorenstein wants "to better appreciate the risks or hazards created by defendant's conduct." He filed a court order requesting a ladder and access to the area where Okoumou was found.

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