Some Democrats downplayed his allegations as opposed those against Conyers or Moore. But the Franken allegations of groping butts amounts to criminal sexual contact. And forced kissing could be charged as an assault. Even in her comment calling for him to resign yesterday, New York Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand seemed to downplay it and didn’t seem to understand they were criminal acts.
Via Free Beacon:
Veteran police officer and Minnesota congressional candidate Pete Stauber says the allegations against Sen. Al Franken (D., Minn.) amount to “a clear pattern” of “sexual assault” and called on the embattled Democrat to step down immediately.
Franken announced on Thursday that he intends to resign from the Senate in the coming weeks amid a handful of allegations that he groped and kissed women without their permission. Stauber, who is running for the Republican nomination in Minnesota ‘s eighth district, said the announcement did not go far enough.
“For him to stay in the Senate is a distraction. His credibility is tarnished,” Stauber said. “This was sexual violence against women and that isn’t to be tolerated.”
Stauber, who served for 23 years as a police officer, said Franken’s alleged behavior amounted to sexual assault from a law enforcement perspective.