Posted on 07/24/2017 8:19:49 AM PDT by LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget
Democratic Kentucky state Sen. Julian Carroll was officially removed from his position as minority whip Sunday following a local news report that alleged the lawmaker groped a male staffer in 2005.
The Senate Democratic caucus formally voted to remove Carroll and called for him to resign his office, according to a Spectrum News report.
In light of recent media reports, the Senate Democratic Caucus has voted to remove Senator Carroll from his leadership position as minority whip, Senate Democrats said in a statement. The Senate Democratic Caucus calls on Senator Carroll to resign his Kentucky State Senate seat, immediately.
The lawmaker allegedly told local photographer, Jason Geis, he would help him get into art school and then groped him, before propositioning him for sexual favors, according to a recording provided by Geis.
I want to be your friend, Carroll said to Geis in 2005. But you know what I want dont you? I want to be relieved. The then-75-year-old lawmaker ordered Geis to jack me off.
The aging Democrat then told the aspiring photographer to provide him oral sex before cautioning I dont want you to do anything you dont want to do.
Carroll has yet to publicly address the allegations made in the report, but he told local reporter Rick Storm that the claims were ridiculous and that they never happened.
They gotta be perverts too??
Was this staffer on the Senators staff or someone elses?
What are the staffers circumstances today; still a staffer, self-employed or what?
What is the impetus for making his accusation now? Trying to get his pound of flesh before the old queen dies or what?
Isn’t he just going with a cultural norm? The muslins get away with this, so why not fluffers?
Carroll is a former governor in Kentucky. If I recall correctly, he held office in the mid 1970s.
I thought Democrat politicians got promotions for this sort of behavior.
Hillbilly Homos? LOL! Like Linseed Graham?
The art student was so traumatized that it took him 12 years to come forward?
I too am surprised this was a Dem. I thought they were allowed one free grope because of their Correct Ideology.
OK so call me a cynic but this occurred 12 years ago. The Democrats have protected him all this time. What did Senator Carroll refuse to play ball on? They don’t use their leverage without cause.
Naaah... Linseed is very effete. He is a real Southern Belle. Catcher for sure.
This thing is looking very, very messy. Apparently there’s an audio tape that does not confirm the “grope”, but DOES confirm the “propositions”, and convinced the Dems to can Carroll as their State Senate Whip.
Julian Carroll is a BIG deal in KY, and already has a major highway and the Paducah Convention Center named after him.
But, the bigger story is that somehow the whole thing got covered up. Was the accuser made to stay quiet? Why “go public” only now? Too many details are missing.
More, here: http://mycn2.com/politics/did-the-kentucky-bureau-of-investigation-look-into-allegations-against-sen-carroll
Not necessarily — the politician may have been upset about global warming. :=)
He pings4.
Another report, with links to the audio (1st vid, gets ugly around 3:40) http://mycn2.com/politics/school-for-sexa-powerful-kentucky-lawmaker-s-proposition-to-a-former-constituent
or, direct to YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sM9n2htO8sQ
Blecchhh!!!
I suppose this could be an elaborate scam involving a very good voice actor, but, the accuser certainly does not seem capable of it. Still, why was the recording made in the 1st place? How many constituents carry in a micro-recorder when they go to see a local pol? Advance warning?
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