Janklow to represent accuser in Sutton page scandal
The Argus Leader is reporting tonight that former Congressman and Governor Bill Janklow will be representing the young man accusing State Senator Dan Sutton of sexually groping him.
*update* - I added this comment to the comment section under this post because for some reason, it was turning into a Janklow bash-fest. And for the life of me, it borders on offensive.
Bill Janklow will be involved in a special session to address allegations of inappropriate behavior between Sen. Dan Sutton and a former legislative page.Read it all here.
The former U.S. Congressman and South Dakota governor will represent the page, Senate leaders confirmed tonight.
“Bill Janklow, as I understand it, is representing the young man with respect to the Senate proceeding,” Senate President Lee Schoenbeck said.
Janklow’s aim is “to be sure the young man is being treated appropriately,” Schoenbeck said.
Schoenbeck said he had one conversation with Janklow, who “called us to let us know what he was doing.”
*update* - I added this comment to the comment section under this post because for some reason, it was turning into a Janklow bash-fest. And for the life of me, it borders on offensive.
You know, I think a lot of you are letting political prejudices cloud your memory on a few things.
Bill Janklow is a master orator, a darned good lawyer, and he's looking out for the accuser in this matter.
You remember the accuser? The one who was allegedly victimized by being sexually groped by Senator Sutton? Apparently everyone is forgetting he has rights too. And it's been evident from the beginning that the defense is going to be spirited.
I can think of no one in this entire state I'd rather have on my side.
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Bill Janklow is a master orator, a darned good lawyer, and he's looking out for the accuser in this matter.
You remember the accuser? The one who was allegedly victimized?
Apparently everyone is forgetting he has rights too. And it's been evident from the beginning that the defense is going to be spirited.
I can think of no one in this entire state I'd rather have on my side.
And Janklow is the ringmaster. He always has been and always will be! And you darn right I would want him on my side! Janklow IS a darn good attorney! Also, Janklow scares the hell out of Senators and Representatives always has always will!
I don’t have the slightest idea how this special session will turn out. But I know one thing, I’m sure I’ll never have to go to another Shrine Circus again after watching this show!
All kidding aside, I do realize that this is a serious issue! I just hope the outcome is based on common sense and not politics. I would much rather have this session after the Attorney General settled this in a court of law. I honestly don’t know if this special session is the right way to go. But it’s not my call to make!
I really hope Sutton loses his election and then a special session won’t be needed. Then it could be properly handled in a court of law.
Now for all of those of you who think I am blowing smoke at you, I know Janklow as a man, and he is a great and decent man, but what really makes me ashamed in this situation is that Janklow knows both of these families very well, he has grown up with these peoples parent's or their siblings. I am just VERY ashamed that Janklow would through himself into the middle of this situation even though he is breaching a huge conflict of intrest, for he grew in Flandreau. You would really say it is a conflict of intrest when his own mother has had (this year) a Wiese and a Sutton sign in her lawn.
It is a problem that Janklow has thrown himself in this situation and made this an official 3 - ring circus. My only hopes can rely on the man upstairs to be able to sort out this situation in his own ways.
In all of my years, I have never ever seen a situation that has as many major political ploys in it than this one, but in the end it will all be sorted out and Senator Sutton will come innocent, and Janklow can give all of the speeches that he wants, because if Senator Sutton is found guilty, it will not be on evidence, because if it was that, then Sutton would have been convicted 8 months ago when this whole situation came out to our Attorney General. If Sutton is convicted, it will only be because Janklow will use some of his political pull, to get things to fall his way, because all of those close to the situation(including Wiese's own family) think that Sutton is innocent.
It is a SHAME that this situation has been drug on this long, and that it has after 8 months of investigations, had to come down to the day of Sutton's election that Jaklow will represent Wiese.