Ted Klaudt.First off, let us just say that we could start a new BuzzFlash GOP Sexual Predator of the Week site, based on the number of stories we come across. It is astonishing how many hardcore (so to speak) evangelists, ministers, congressmen, state legislators, mayors, and so on, of the Republican persuasion are exposed as perverts.
So we are selective about the ones we honor as BuzzFlash GOP Hypocrites of the Week, because otherwise we couldn't concentrate on the numerous other areas of GOP Hypocrisy.
But Ted Klaudt, a rather hefty former GOP honcho in the South Dakota legislature, deserves special mention. We'll go right to the news story from May 18:
A former South Dakota lawmaker is accused of molesting his own foster children and legislative pages.
Ted Klaudt, 49, a Republican rancher from Walker, faces a long list of charges: eight counts of rape, two counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, two counts of witness tampering, sexual contact with a person under 16, and stalking.
Court documents mention five possible victims. Three were foster children between the ages of 15 and 19 who lived with Klaudt's family. One is a cousin of one of those girls, and the fifth is a friend of Klaudt's daughter.
In the most disturbing accusation, the girls say Klaudt had them convinced they could earn up to $20,000 by donating their eggs to a fertility clinic. And even though he has no medical training, the girls say Klaudt did all the supposed "exams" and "procedures" himself.
Read MORE here: http://gophypocrites.com/2007/05/hyp07021.html - it gets WORSE.