Posted on 11/04/2022 7:03:31 AM PDT by Coronal
WHITE RIVER, S.D. — A South Dakota Senate candidate is facing felony child abuse charges in Mellette County after court documents indicate a family member said she was repeatedly groped and molested for years.
Joel Koskan, 44, of Wood, was charged Thursday, Nov. 3, with one count of exposing a minor to a foreseeable harm, a Class 4 felony, after Assistant Attorney General Mandy Miiller reviewed a months-long investigation by the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation.
According to a five-page probable cause document:
The investigation was spurred May 6, 2022, when a retired DCI agent contacted county and state investigators seeking assistance in a sexual assault investigation involving a 19-year-old woman who is related to Koskan. According to the retired agent, the woman disclosed that Koskan had been “raping her since she was a young child.”
The retired agent informed investigators that the woman said Koskan was monitoring her via GPS tracking systems in the woman’s phone and vehicle. He also owned the property she lived at, and could monitor it via a camera system.
After instructing the woman to go to the nearest sheriff’s office, authorities assisted her in finding a safe, private place to stay while the investigation began.
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Republican, unfortunately.
Hang him by his balls.
In the relatively wide spectrum of people with personality quirks, a few will find their way into the Republican party. This by no means tarnishes the Republican brand, if the transgressor, once identified, is denied the opportunity and support of the party, which in this instance, has already been done.
But then, there is always the possibility of a wrongful accusation, only a court of law may make the right determination on that. And so far, there has been only the accusation.
Innocent until proven guilty is the default law of the land. But the judgment of the court of public opinion has no such constraint.
South Dakota age of consent is 16. She was 17.
I have a friend who was falsely accused of not quite this harsh but similar... By a very messed up step daughter.
Where did you see that?
“the woman disclosed that Koskan had been “raping her since she was a young child.”
It’s in the article: It wasn’t until she was 17 years old — roughly three years after the visit from DSS — that the woman claims Koskan penetrated her with fingers for the first time at his home in Wood, South Dakota. The woman said that touching led to sexual intercourse, which took place “many times” in different residences across the state.
What they’re describing in the article hardly sounds consensual.
Highly coincidental that they arrest just before the election.
Well said!
Hmmm first line at the link provided says 14-19yrs old.
If it was over the past 5 years, she was 14 when it started.
Inappropriate touching happened earlier but penetration began at 17, according to the article.
The inappropriate touching is also a crime and a good prosecutor will argue that the years of grooming negates any presumed consent to the later acts of intercourse.
Especially because it appears he controlled her financially as well as spied on her and controlled her movements with electronics or apps installed on her phone and car.
His claims of a consensual relationship are going to fall on deaf ears. She should also sue him civilly and bankrupt him.
Journalism 101: That should’ve been pointed out several times in the first paragraph.
This reporter wrote the story as if the perp was a Democrat, so I’m guessing he’ll soon be out of a job.
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