Former S.D. legislator convicted of rape

Source: Associated Press

PIERRE, S.D. - A former state lawmaker was convicted of raping two former foster daughters during physical examinations that he claimed would help them sell their reproductive eggs.

The jury on Tuesday found Ted Klaudt guilty of all four counts of second-degree rape after deliberating for three hours. Klaudt, 49, could get as many as 25 years in prison for each count when he is sentenced in January.

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State law officers testified they confiscated Klaudt's computer and recovered e-mails and chat messages, often containing vulgar language, that he sent under aliases. One of the accounts was set up to look as if it belonged to a woman who worked for an egg-donation program, and that fake person urged one of the foster daughters to undergo another exam by Klaudt.

Klaudt, a Republican served eight years in the state House from 1999 to 2006 and left because of term limits. He ran for a state Senate seat last year but lost to a Democrat.

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And he had the gall to run for senator. Makes you wonder about the republican senators who won their elections.

Think he'll get the clout for this one?

Ted A Klaudt

http://legis.state.sd.us/sessions/2005/mbrdt250.htm

The defense position: both girls were at least 16 years old when the exams took place — putting them above the age of consent in South Dakota — and that they both consented to the exams.

consent to what you want to do?

If you have to lie or deceive to obtain the consent, it's not consent.

Would you feel the same way about this if you were the victim???

I hope he gets the maximum sentence. Who knows maybe he can trick some prisoners into donating their sperm:rofl:

Otherwise why would two teenagers think that their eggs could be evaluated by being sexually "examined" and then raped by their foster dad?

Seriously, how does a guy who looks like THAT get elected?

Must be one of those districts where all you have to be is a Rethug and you're in.

What do you mean a guy that looks like that? You mean cause he's fat? Oh right. Fat people can't be upstanding citizens or decent people. Thanks for reminding me.

The council member is fat and a terrible person. That does not mean that all fat people are terrible.

Commu6

He looks like a creep and a moron. Who cut his hair, Moe Howard?

A friend who was a very kind caring person who happened to be obese too.

As a big fat fuck myself, I won't hold his weight against him. But there's no excuse for that haircut.