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JPZenger

(6,819 posts)
Wed Nov 27, 2013, 02:38 PM Nov 2013

Powerful PA. Republican Official Charged With Drugging his Employee and Raping Her Twice

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/20131127_Former_Montco_GOP_boss_arrested.html

He was the long-time powerful Republican Chairman of one of PA.'s most populated and affluent counties. He only resigned after he found out he was about to be indicted.

According to the Grand Jury, he not only drugged one of his own employees, but then sexually assaulted her twice. She had injuries from the attacks which were still prominent a week later.

She had agreed to accept a ride home from her boss after a company party where everyone had been drinking.

Excerpts:

"Less than a month ago, Kerns shared the spotlight at a party gathering with Gov. Corbett. On Tuesday, he was escorted in handcuffs from court after a county grand jury portrayed him as a "manipulative and predatory" rapist.



The victim said "I didn't know if I could go through it. I didn't know if I could put my family through it," she later told county detectives, citing Kerns' prominence, according to the grand jury report. "I am worried I could go through the whole process and he could just walk away. I felt I had an obligation to protect others from having it happen to them."




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Powerful PA. Republican Official Charged With Drugging his Employee and Raping Her Twice (Original Post) JPZenger Nov 2013 OP
Ah... Shadowflash Nov 2013 #1
Just wondering if anyone knows bigdarryl Nov 2013 #2
If they did ... Ian_rd Nov 2013 #3
Pardon the coarse language, bigdarryl, but just fuck 'em. calimary Nov 2013 #6
Hopes and prayers to the victim Ian_rd Nov 2013 #4
She asked for it by drugging herself. rocktivity Nov 2013 #5
GOP to America: F/ck y'all, every day of the week, and twice on Sunday. blkmusclmachine Nov 2013 #9
Whoa IronLionZion Nov 2013 #7
Another "Family Values" hypocrite. what a creep. catbyte Nov 2013 #8
A predator, JimboBillyBubbaBob Nov 2013 #10
 

bigdarryl

(13,190 posts)
2. Just wondering if anyone knows
Wed Nov 27, 2013, 04:46 PM
Nov 2013

If Fox News has covered this story.And they got the nerve to call us black men thugs

calimary

(81,110 posts)
6. Pardon the coarse language, bigdarryl, but just fuck 'em.
Wed Nov 27, 2013, 05:24 PM
Nov 2013

And fuck that beast Robert J. Kerns, 66, too!

I see his name is not readily available in the OP - one has to go to the link. In case one doesn't have enough time, I'm naming the perp SOB here.

Robert J. Kerns, 66. And a high-ranking Pennsylvania republi-CON, at that.

Ian_rd

(2,124 posts)
4. Hopes and prayers to the victim
Wed Nov 27, 2013, 04:55 PM
Nov 2013

The urge to just make it go away must be strong, but she is showing courage by taking this on.

And I hope he is fucking nailed to the wall.

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