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Joel Koskan, a Republican running for the South Dakota State Senate, has been charged with felony child abuse after he allegedly groomed and raped a young family member for years, The New York Post reports.
The abuse of the young girl began in 2014 and continued for at least six years. He could also face counts of rape, sexual contact with a child under the age of 16 and aggravated incest-related child, according to a probable cause statement shared by the Mitchell Republic.
"The Senate hopeful began grooming the child when she was 12 years old by having her sit on his lap, kissing her and giving long hugs, according to the court docs," The Post's report stated. "The child thought the behavior was normal things that families were supposed to do, an investigator wrote in the document. She realized what Koskan was doing to her was abusive at a summer camp she attended at age 14 when counselors spoke about inappropriate physical contact with adults."
Koskan even reportedly installed a camera in the girls room so he could watch her from an app on his phone. The girl said he regularly touched her inappropriately and began forcing sexual intercourse when she turned 17.
https://www.rawstory.com/republican-arrested-2658598770/
GOP = Gross Old Perverts
MagickMuffin
(15,933 posts)Heres your pedophile! Found another republicon doing what you accuse democrats of doing.
Im almost positive youre right on it.
ProudMNDemocrat
(16,783 posts)Just like TDFG.
AllyCat
(16,174 posts)Makes my blood boil.
riverbendviewgal
(4,252 posts)Who knows, he could still be voted in . Maybe a few people in SD thinks it's ok to rape your adopted daughter.
keithbvadu2
(36,743 posts)Mad_Machine76
(24,402 posts)why they're going so hard on Trans people, drag queens, etc. for the same thing.
Me.
(35,454 posts)He would've insisted she have the baby
Hugh_Lebowski
(33,643 posts)Doing the opposite of what their purported 'position' on an issue dictates they should do, if they had any integrity.
Me.
(35,454 posts)1. Probably marrued
2. Would've out him as a felon
hatrack
(59,583 posts)Ray Bruns
(4,092 posts)Bettie
(16,086 posts)of course, he'll be elected and face no consequences. Probably even get some sort of award for it from Kristi Noem.
Scalded Nun
(1,236 posts)Look at anything they accuse others of and that is exactly what they are doing themselves.
Hate is such a negative emotion, but I so dearly hate anyone aligned with today's GOP.
IronLionZion
(45,410 posts)There is something deeply rotten and evil in that party
Mr.Mystery
(185 posts)There doesn't seem to be anything bad enough for a Republican candidate to do -- except say that the Count of Mostly Crisco is a liar -- which will turn voters off from voting for them.
Greg Marshall from Kansas tried to kill a man by running him over with his truck. No matter--he still became US Senator.
I_UndergroundPanther
(12,463 posts)Perverts in the gop its vile.
DET
(1,305 posts)the girl he raped is his adopted daughter. Sickening.