Sutton [D-SD] Denies Page's Accusations (Father Says Senator Groped His Son

Keloland TV ^ | 10/18/06 | Lou Raguse

[Laissez-faire capitalist]

He is on the ballot for re-election in three weeks, but a South Dakota state senator's career is in jeopardy because of an accusation that's been brewing for eight months.

The father of an 18-year-old male page says democrat Dan Sutton sexually groped the young man while the two roomed together during the legislative session.

Now state senators are asking Sutton to resign or face legislative action...

Because there were no charges, the father of the page contacted Republican senator Lee Schoenbeck and wrote a letter to Sutton telling him to resign by today or face a public legislative hearing...

Sutton did not resign today. Neither he nor the page's father returned our calls for comment.

[WashingtonSource]

Schadenfreude

[Laissez-faire capitalist]

What was known, and when was it known?

Looks like this needs to be gotten to the bottom of

[Arm_Bears]

I think Howard Dean, Harry Reid, and Nancy Pelosi should resign over this!

[exile]

Burn Baby Burn.

[Red Badger]

Why? They hailed Gary Studds as a HERO! He should proudly satnd up as say YES I DID!........

[Paloma_55]

Shhhhhhhhh....

ixnay on the orystay!!

Now, if this was a Republican, it would be on TV 24/7

[Sender]

This will be right next to the oil-change coupons at the back of the gossip columns.

[Laissez-faire capitalist]

Are you saying that Sutton is a Schadenfreude?

[TomGuy]

The father of an 18-year-old male page says ....

It lacks credibility. Why isn't the 18-year-old page saying....? It sounds a tad too convenient. When the former page is the one saying what happened, rather than his daddy, the story might have believability.

[exile]

"When the former page is the one saying what happened, rather than his daddy, the story might have believability."

Since when is the MSM concerned with facts, the "seriousness of the charge" is all that matters.

[NeoCaveman]

Once you open the Foley door, your never know what will fall out.

Shadenfreude

[Laissez-faire capitalist]

"Butler says the page roomed with Sutton during the last legislative session..."

Should this just be discounted off-hand here? If so, why?

Doesn't the seriousness of the charges warrant further investigation?

[Laissez-faire capitalist]

Schadenfreude

[truthluva]

...but a South Dakota state senator's career is in jeopardy because of an accusation that's been brewing for eight months.

Eight months? And we are just now hearing about it? Wonder why?

[Laissez-faire capitalist]

Yeah, I wonder why....

[Dianna]

The father of an 18-year-old male page says democrat Dan Sutton sexually groped the young man while the two roomed together during the legislative session.

Is anyone but me curious about the circumstances which lead to a state senator rooming with a page? Why is anyone "rooming" with anyone else?

Besides that, what a stupid thing to do! It not only invites impropriety, but it can also invite false accusations with little way to prove differently.

Last spring, I was working in a preschool and we had a male substitute teacher offer to stay behind with a little girl who was misbehaving while the rest of us went out to recess. I told the guy that if he valued his job, he wouldn't place himself in that position. He was shocked and said it had never occurred to him that he could be in danger in that situation.

[Recovering_Democrat]

DAN SUTTON, ALLEGED GROPER...
What did Senior Democrat Senator Tim Johnson know....and WHEN DID HE KNOW IT?? What about TOM DASCHLE???

[Darkwolf377]

Anyone want to bet we see this repeated anywhere in the national media?

[Laissez-faire capitalist]

BTW, many still wonder what the Democrats knew about Foley and when they knew it.