Wisconsin lawmaker charged with sexual assault

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

BY BRENDAN O'BRIEN
MILWAUKEE Fri Mar 28, 2014 8:09pm EDT

(Reuters) - A state lawmaker in Wisconsin ousted weeks ago as a Republican leader of the Assembly over accusations of sexual harassment was charged Friday with sexually assaulting a female aide to a senator in 2011, according to a criminal complaint.

Republican Bill Kramer was accused in the criminal complaint of forcibly kissing the female aide and grabbing her breasts after a political event in suburban Milwaukee in April 2011, the criminal complaint filed in Waukesha County said.

Kramer is charged with two counts of second degree sexual assault, which calls for up to 40 years in prison and a $100,000 fine on each count.

The woman was not identified in the complaint. She was described as an aide to a senator who decided to come forward after recently hearing about the similar allegations recently made against Kramer, according to the complaint.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/29/us-usa-assembly-wisconsin-idUSBREA2S00720140329

[Scuba]

1. It's OK, cause he's Republican. He's even still allowed to carry a gun, and does every day.

[charmay]

2. The complaint was filed in Walkersha. Wanna bet the gets off with probation?

[dembotoz]

13. might be bad timing for bill--waukesha da running for attorney general has history of going soft

on republicans (scott jensen) he may throw the book at krammer to make himself look tough

a convenient punching bag if you will.

[Fred Sanders]

3. 3,2,1 to finding Jesus and being warmly re-embraced by the GOP....

[WinstonSmith4740]

5. Take...

and scene. Dissolve to tears.

[secondvariety]

4. He'll resign

to "spend more time with my family".

[freshwest]

11. Unfortunately for them...n/t

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

6. Republican?

Not guilty.

Just a "misunderstanding".

Let us never speak of this again out of respect.

[SoapBox]

7. LOVE the posts...

They point out the always predictable results for PukeBaggers, in any given bad situation.

[Diremoon]

8. Is the victim listed as the citizens of Wisconsin?

[alp227]

10. ??? what's your point? nt

[alp227]

9. Rape culture. nt

[TexasTowelie]

12. Here is the AP story:

According to the criminal complaint, the woman told police earlier this month that Kramer shoved her against her car outside the mixer, tried to kiss her and groped her breasts. He also assaulted her in her car, telling her he wanted to have sex with her, kissing her and groping her, the woman said.

The complaint said Kramer gave different answers about the incident in a telephone interview with a detective this month.

He asked the detective if the woman was the same one who applied for a job in his office, said he had been friends with her and that she had made a pass at him in 2008. He acknowledged kissing her good night but denied groping her, telling the detective the woman "has very nice doctor-enhanced breasts. I am not a big fan of those. I like the real ones."

Asked if the woman ever told him to stop, he replied, "I am sure she said something about it not going any further. That is why I went home. I am sure that happened, but I don't remember it. I have been turned down a lot."

More at http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2014-03-28/wisconsin-lawmaker-charged-sexual-assault .

[DeSwiss]

14. I'm sure he can do the 80 years (sentenced consecutively).....

...but being Republican, he'll bitch about the money.

- K&R