A secular advocacy organization has accused a Dallas judge of violating the separation of church and state by proselytizing to a convicted murderer in the courtroom during the final moments of a high-profile case. The Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) said Thursday that Judge Tammy Kemp crossed an ethical line by sharing a Bible and Christian teachings about sin and salvation with Amber Guyger, a former Dallas police officer sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in jail for the September 2018 shooting and killing of unarmed Black man Botham Shem Jean. Guyger, who is white, shot Jean in his own apartment, which she claimed she mistook for her own. Courtroom video shows the 204th District Court judge approaching Guyger with a Bible, which she says is her own. At that point, Guyger had already been sentenced, and the jury had been dismissed, The Associated Press reports. In the video, the judge, still dressed in her official robes, is seen opening the Bible and pointing to a verse. “This is your job for the next month. Right here,” Kemp can be heard saying in the video. “John: 3:16. And this is where you start.”

Kemp then reads the Bible verse aloud. The popular verse is considered by many Christians to be a summation of the faith’s teachings about salvation. The verse states, “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” Kemp recommends that Guyger read the entire book of John. The conversation continues for over a minute and Guyger can be seen nodding along. Guyger then rises and hugs Kemp, who embraces her back. After at least another minute of conversation and a second hug, Guyger is led away. FFRF filed a complaint Thursday with the Texas State Commission on Judicial Conduct, insisting that Kemp was promoting her personal religious beliefs while acting in her official capacity. “She was in a government courtroom, dressed in a judicial robe, with all of the imprimatur of the state, including armed law enforcement officers, preaching to someone who was quite literally a captive audience,” FFRF’s letter reads. “Delivering bibles, bible studies and personal witness as a judge is an abuse of power.” FFRF is asking the commission to investigate Kemp’s actions.

POOL New / Reuters Amber Guyger gives Judge Tammy Kemp a hug at the Frank Crowley Courts Building in Dallas, Texas, U.S. October 2, 2019.