Yet another rep sex scandal

[frogcycle]

Link
(corrected)
Note: This is Kane County Illinois; in the 14th Congressional District (Denny Hastert's)

Breaking News: Kane County Board 3rd Dist
by: SAldrich
Sat Oct 14, 2006 at 06:20:07 AM CDT

Candidate reportedly has dropped out of the race

AURORA -- Charges against GOP Kane County Board candidate Brett Schepp apparently have forced him to drop out of his race for the 3rd District seat.
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A Kane County grand jury handed up indictments of Schepp on multiple counts of sexually abusing minor girls, the Kane County state's attorney's office announced Friday. Schepp, 36, of the 400 block of Linden Avenue, was indicted on charges of criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual abuse and unlawful delivery of alcohol to a minor.

Schepp is the GOP candidate in the 3rd District, which runs across the near southeast and near southwest sides of Aurora. He and his Democratic Party opponent, Arlene Shoemaker, are neighbors.

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Wiggins said he and party officials were notified Friday of the charges at the same time as everyone else. Wiggins, however, said he had heard unspecific "rumblings" about Schepp

"Then all of a sudden, this came up today," he said.

Republican Party officials circulated an e-mail to GOP candidates early Friday afternoon, asking candidates not to comment on the situation and refer all questions to the county committee.
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Schepp has been involved in neighborhood politics for some time and was a vocal supporter of Richard Irvin's mayoral campaign against Tom Weisner in 2005.
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In filing to run for the 3rd District County Board seat this year, Schepp submitted 28 signatures on two nominating petitions, one of which was circulated by Irvin. Irvin could not be reached for comment on Friday.

Prosecutors said Schepp knew the victims beforehand, but would not say how he came to know them.

Kane County Assistant State's Attorney Justin Fitzsimmons said Schepp is charged with seven acts of sexual penetration with the girls. He also is charged with three counts of sexual contact with the girls, including fondling a girl's breast, Fitzsimmons said.

All of the charged incidents occurred in Schepp's home, Fitzsimmons said.

If convicted, Schepp faces a minimum mandatory sentence of 34 years in prison, prosecutors said.

[fooj]

1. Holy crap...

WTF is it with these perverts?

[Erika]

2. So much for morality of the GOP

These poor girls.

[Freedom_from_Chains]

5. Like there was any to begin with?

Morality does not advocate a policy of murder and torture thy neighbor.

[stevebreeze]

3. This does not border Denney's district it is in his district

This is a seat the Democrat candidate (Arleen Shoemaker) was likely to win at any rate.

[frogcycle]

6. i stand corrected

I read too fast and posted; it is a county board seat, not a us congressional candidate. the publicity can't make Denny any happier though.

[Freedom_from_Chains]

4. Are all of the sexual perverts of the GOP peculating to the top.

GOP = Graying Old Pedophiles.

[intaglio]

7. My Grandfather used to say that politics was like a cesspit

the really big lumps float to the top

[Judi Lynn]

8. GOP is big about controlling OTHER PEOPLE, but they just can't

be bothered to control themselves.

This looks like a permanent state of affairs for these clowns.

They really should leave children alone.



Only photo I could find of Brent K. Schepp
Kane County, Ill. GOP

[WePurrsevere]

10. You have a valid point. It's all about control & power to this type and

children are often perceived as easy targets. :grr:

One of the things that's been bugging me is don't these parents teach their children about "good touch/bad touch"? Don't they teach them to come tell them, no matter who it was or what is said or threatened, if anyone does something that makes them feel "funny"?

As a mother who raised two daughters, mostly as a single parent, I made darn sure to talk to my girls about all of this and made sure that they knew they could come to me and talk about anything. It may have made me feel a tiny bit uncomfortable a few times over the years but it was well worth it knowing that they would probably have a darn good chance at being okay. Now that they're adults and mother's to their own infant daughters (well one will be very soon) it's reassuring to know that their children will also be raised in much the same "open door" way.

[1932]

11. Yep. The powerful and the powerless. Who has less power in America

than a child? Who has more power than a rich CEO? Is it a coincidence that the same people who serve the latter exploit the former?

[WePurrsevere]

9. What the heck is it with these GOPedophiles? Are they so repressed...

sexually and warped mentally that they somehow think this is acceptable? :grr: :puke: :grr: (that's a rhetorical question btw)

:kick: & r'd!

[schrodingers_cat]

12. %*&@#%* Child rapist!!!!!

:mad: :puke: :mad: :puke: :mad: :puke: :mad: :puke: :mad: :puke: :mad: :puke: :mad: :puke: :mad:

(edited to add expletives!)

[Jeffersons Ghost]

13. looks like you got enough votes... how about another trip down the board?

:kick: did someone say "Culture of Corruption?"

[frogcycle]

14. End of story

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=5745182

[truthisfreedom]

15. freaky.

[Doctor_J]

16. He took the honorable way out

Sorry for his family

[lpbk2713]

17. We're at the point now where we'll have to build a rethug felon prison

You think it's bad now?

Wait till we Dems take back the power and these assholes don't have their good ole boy networks to protect them any more.