Wednesday, November 07, 2007

Former State Lawmaker?

Guess which political party* ... no ... really ... take a guess. Green? Socialist? How about Progressive? No .. really, take a guess!!!

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.

Circuit Judge James W. Anderson ordered Klaudt to undergo a psychosexual evaluation before sentencing, as required by state law.

Klaudt also is scheduled to stand trial next week for rape and other offenses in Corson County, where he lives.

Klaudt's attorney Tim Rensch didn't deny during the trial that his client gave the girls physical examinations or that they were part of a scheme by which the girls were told they could make thousands of dollars for selling their reproductive eggs.

Read the sordid rest here.


* Answer? You're right!!! You guessed it!!! 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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