In case you haven't seen it, here is the story from KELOLAND:
A former South Dakota lawmaker is accused of molesting his own foster children and legislative pages.
Ted Klaudt, 49, a Republican rancher from Walker, faces a long list of charges: eight counts of rape, two counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, two counts of witness tampering, sexual contact with a person under 16, and stalking.
Court documents mention five possible victims. Three were foster children between the ages of 15 and 19 who lived with Klaudt's family. One is a cousin of one of those girls, and the fifth is a friend of Klaudt's daughter.
South Dakota War College, as usual, has the full story, including court documents. And yes, SDWC told us it was coming some days before the story broke.
SDWC takes the high road: of course Klaudt is innocent until proved guilty, and there is the privacy of the victims to consider; but if true the charges are very gruesome, "as sick an act as could ever be conceived. And punishment should be swift and harsh."
If you want to see the low, mean, road, check out Clean Cut Kid. Chad announces the story under the heading: "Family Values." So apparently all those who disagree with Chad on social issues are discredited by one act of criminality. I suppose by that same logic if one homosexual is a child molester, all homosexuals are child molesters. The comments on Chad's post suggest that the only important thing is that the word "Republican" be firmly attached to this story. For the Clean Cut Klan, this story is just one more weapon to use against their enemies.
The Northern Valley Beacon has come down hard on bloggers who reasoned this way. Let us see if he does so now.
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