Posted on 11/15/2017 7:39:21 PM PST by nickcarraway
A former staffer to Governor Mary Fallin's office, Travis Brauer, is accused of using his cellphone to take upskirt photos during a legislative meeting.
“I felt like my body, my privacy and my very own dignity as a human being have been violated,” said Sara Bana, the victim.
Bana is speaking out about an evening back in May at the capitol where she was advocating in a packed committee room when someone told her a man was taking photos up her skirt.
“I felt like a third-class citizen,” Bana said.
The person accused of taking the photo is a former aide to Governor Mary Fallin.
Bana and her attorney, Rand Eddy, now want Brauer, Fallin and the Oklahoma Highway Patrol to pay up.
“When I turned to law enforcement and I expected them to do their job - to aid and assistance- as the victim, I felt like I was being treated like the criminal,” Bana said.
Eddy said it took months for OHP to formally interview the suspect and he said investigators failed to seize Brauer's phone.
Court records showed Brauer searched for ways to delete information from cell phones and searches of Bana's social media accounts.
“These tort claims have been filed on my client's behalf, not only seek justice, but to demand it, in this instance and that's what we plan to do,” said Eddy.
In the state of Oklahoma, tort claims cap at $175,000. Eddy has filed two.
“That's a total of $350,000 and we think that amount is not sufficient in this regard,” he said.
Records show that Brauer was charged with offering false or fraudulent evidence, a felony, and a misdemeanor charge of destruction of evidence.
However, to the victim, it's simply not enough.
“It constitutes an invasion of privacy, it constitutes a sexual assault and constitutes an intentional infliction of emotional distress,” Eddy said.
News 4 did reach out to OHP and the Governor’s office, so far we have yet to receive a comment.
Bana said she does plan to move out of the state.
These accusations are becoming as common as accusations of racism.
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$350,000? Excuse me while I go put on a skirt.
Blutarsky?
“Bana is speaking out about an evening back in May at the capitol where she was advocating in a packed committee room when someone told her a man was taking photos up her skirt.”
Some reason she didn’t stomp on his FACE, then shove his phone up his @ss?
Is it wrong that that’s MY immediate reaction? *SMIRK*
Come on! I would have smacked that Ass in the face, grabbed his phone and shoved it in the nearest source of H2O.
This guy must be extremely compulsive to do this at a crowded political event? How could he possibly have hoped to get away with it.
I was talking to a friend earlier today about this very thing... I would have stomped on his balls that is if he had any!!!
Not much dough when your lawyer gets half or more.
The bad thing is this crap is probably more common than we all realize and the ease of making a false accusation with no lasting consequences tot he false accuser has the left giddy with power.
OTOH, Facecuck is suggesting people send all their nude shots to *them*, so they can use AI to identify the photo if someone attempts to post it, and block the distribution.
Remember this little gem?
Zuck: Yeah so if you ever need info about anyone at Harvard
Zuck: Just ask.
Zuck: I have over 4,000 emails, pictures, addresses, SNS
[Redacted Friend's Name]: What? How'd you manage that one?
Zuck: People just submitted it.
Zuck: I don't know why.
Zuck: They "trust me"
Zuck: Dumb f***s.
You mean these upskirt photographers or accusers are more common? Sounds like this guy was trying to erase stuff from his phone.
She should have snatched it away.
I saw what you did there.. haha
“These accusations are becoming as common as accusations of racism.”
The Democrats ceded the economy working class debate to Trump, they went full identity politics.
It didn’t help that Robby Mook held major sway in the Clinton campaign, as an ex-Obama compatiotry he promised Hillary that if she didn’t criticize she would inherit Obama’s magical unicorn status and serve Obama’s third term.
...and you know how that ended, Robby probably had an ash tray bounced off his head election night.
But, hopefully, Robby Mook will be back to screw up yet more Democrat campaign.
Shhhh!
[ You mean these upskirt photographers or accusers are more common? Sounds like this guy was trying to erase stuff from his phone. ]
Both, the more perverts that get exposed the more false accusations will be fired off as cover from the other side....
In your case, you’d have to pay him money.
FReeper gals always know the right answer!
[These accusations are becoming as common as accusations of racism.]
And becoming just as frivolous.
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