Head of Michigan Young Repukes pleads guilty to sexual battery.

He was originally charged with rape at their national convention in Cleveland. Looks like he copped a plea at the last minute.

In typical republican fashion, his minions started slandering the victim, and trashing her at every opportunity. This is the guy who was called a rising star in the republican party, and even spoke at the '92 convention.

I hope they throw the book at this piece of shit.


http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/cuyahoga/1185352776235720.xml&coll=2


The former head of the Michigan Federation of Young Republicans admitted Tuesday that he sexually abused a colleague during a national convention in Cleveland last summer.

Michael Flory, a 32-year-old attorney from Jackson, Mich., pleaded guilty to sexual battery on the day his rape trial was to begin in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court.

The college student he overpowered in a downtown hotel room gasped and dabbed her eyes as Flory replied to Judge Peter Corrigan's question, "Are you indeed guilty?" "Sure yeah," Flory said

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The victim, who is 22, declined to speak after Flory's guilty plea.

She and some supporters lamented when the incident became public last winter that Flory and his followers within the Republican organization smeared her reputation in retaliation for accusing Flory of rape. Skutnik said she found that to be true.

"People were using every opportunity to try to trash her, on Web sites or whatever," the prosecutor said.

"He's been running around telling everybody what a piece of trash she is, so she was very happy to see him plead guilty."

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:puke:

Rethuglicans like the actual pols to be clean shaven.

he probably caught the eye of Rove, and a few others.

A rising star in the gop indeed. Worthless lying shit, no morals, no integrity, no values, has to force his sorry ass on women (he could do some baptist ministry on the side,) had his buddies trash the victim, just what real men do. A young republican who will soon be an old republican.

As soon as one of bushie's loyalist judges lets him off.

He's acting like someone who knows he'll get a presidential pardon.

There are so many assholes around here that scare the shit out of me. Such as the jerk with his baby on the debates. Biden is right, that man is not well.



This man is probably pro life and is the reason that abortion needs to stay legal. Disgusting.

And we've got most of the people over here, thank goodness.

all the Young GOP'ers here have been defending his reputation and trashing the girl, including the right wing punk who is my state representative - Josh Mandel. The little puke just got sent back to Iraq, where he can continue to enjoy the war he loves so much.

On edit: There was a similar incident several years ago involving Dem staffers and a young volunteer. Though I don't recall that it involved battery, it was disgusting and offensive, nonetheless. The message to Dem men needs to be the same - women in this party are not your toys. Keep your hands to yourself and if you find this kind of behavior excusable, please do us all a favor and leave the Dem party now. The Democratic Party is the women's party and we won't tolerate it.

You're pulling my leg, right?

I can only surmise the reason he signed up was to have it on his resume when he ran for office.

That and he's a neo-con kid.

after he and his friends trashed her reputation I would at least make the piece of crud pay through the nose in addition to whatever jail time he gets.

I just sent this story on to Stephanie Miller ... this boy needs some more national pub.

A future Karl Rove is Mr. Flory.

:shrug:

:grr:

I hate these assholes.

:grr:

May he rot in indignitude...or maybe be picked up as a staffer in some idiot's campaign to be pointed out in the future.

What a load of crap.

He reeks of remorse.

:sarcasm:

He copped a plea-he's guilty.