Sentenced: S. Dakota Senate Candidate Joel Koskan Groomed, Raped Child Family Member

[Sugar Cookie]

A Republican running for South Dakota state Senate was charged with felony child abuse Thursday for allegedly grooming and raping his young family member for years, according to local reports.

Joel Koskan, third-time candidate for state senate, allegedly groomed and abused the young girl for at least six years starting in 2014, court documents obtained by the Mitchell Republic revealed.

Koskan, 44, could also face rape, sexual contact with a child under the age of 16 and aggravated incest-related child, according to a probable cause statement the outlet cited.

The senate-hopeful began grooming the child when she was 12 years old by having her sit on his lap, kissing her and giving long hugs, according to the court docs.

The child thought the behavior was “‘normal things’ that families were supposed to do,” an investigator wrote in the document.

She realized what Koskan was doing to her was abusive at a summer camp she attended at age 14 when counselors spoke about inappropriate physical contact with adults, according to the publication.

Koskan allegedly installed a camera in her bedroom after her return from camp that he would use to constantly watch her from an app on his phone. He also required her to straddle him without underwear, the court documents allege.

The victim said he regularly touched her inappropriately and eventually allegedly began forcing sexual intercourse after she turned 17 years old on multiple occasions in the family’s homes across the state.

Koskan controlled the child as well with location tracking, required nightly phone calls, authority over her social media accounts and jurisdiction over what she wore, the documents say.

Koskan used GPS tracking via her phone and vehicle and learned through her location that she had gone to the sheriff’s office to speak about the reported abuse, according to the documents.

“You promised you’d never do this,” Koskan texted her on May 6. “I’m begging you, you don’t want to do this.”

Other text message exchanges between the victim and the Republican appeared to confirm her story, investigators said.

Koskan was taken into custody Thursday.

Since news of the alleged abuse got out, Koskan has deleted his Twitter account and made his campaign website private.

South Dakota Senate candidate Joel Koskan accused of grooming, raping child family member

A Republican running for South Dakota state Senate was charged with felony child abuse Thursday for allegedly grooming and raping his young family member for years, according to local reports.

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[Crazy Cat Lady]

Scumbag POS. He was controlling her life. Wait till he goes to prison. He'll find out what control is.

 

[thuumpr]

I can see how this will go.

Hi... I'm running for state senate. My name's Joel but you can call me 'daddy'...

 

[Alxprkrkrls]

Was this his daughter??! I don’t even have words to describe how violated this child must feel. Thank God this camp had that talk with the kids.
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South Dakota state Senate Joel Koskan hopeful charged with child abuse

Joel Koskan, 44, a Republican running for South Dakota state Senate, was accused of grooming, molesting and raping, a female family member, which started when she was 12.

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Found this article, the wife knew EVERYONE KNEW

 

[thuumpr]

Was this his daughter??! I don’t even have words to describe how violated this child must feel. Thank God this camp had that talk with the kids.
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South Dakota state Senate Joel Koskan hopeful charged with child abuse

Joel Koskan, 44, a Republican running for South Dakota state Senate, was accused of grooming, molesting and raping, a female family member, which started when she was 12.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Found this article, the wife knew EVERYONE KNEW

He still really really wants to get out the vote. But...

Since news of the allegation broke out, he was deleted his Twitter account and made his campaign website private.

 

[Symmachus]

Those are quite serious allegations. He apparently controlled her full life and took micromanaging to sickening levels. Even without the sexual aspect, the surveillance alone is disturbing and possessive enough. In addition, he is a prominent politician, furthering the power imbalance here.

According to this article, the victim is his adoptive daughter.

Good for her for getting out of this clearly abusive situation. He only wanted to surveil her so that she would not tell the world what he has allegedly done to her. As a person who is trying to get out of a years-long controlling situation in my personal life (albeit one that is far less severe, but still severe in its own right), I applaud her.

 

[Freyja]

I am sure we already have creeps like this in our governments worldwide. Time to cull them out.

 

[Sugar Cookie]

How deceiving pictures can be.

 

[Alxprkrkrls]

. As a person who is trying to get out of a years-long controlling situation in my personal life (albeit one that is far less severe, but still severe in its own right), I applaud her.

you can do it! We believe in you!

 

[Crazy Cat Lady]

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How deceiving pictures can be.

They certainly look like the perfect family, don't they? And they all knew about it and no one said a word. Disgusting.

 

[Sejanus]

The daughter in the blue glasses standing up looks rather unhappy. Understandably so.

 

[thuumpr]

The daughter in the blue glasses standing up looks rather unhappy. Understandably so.

The youngest in daddy's arms hardly looks happy.

 

[Sugar Cookie]

Failed South Dakota Senate candidate Joel Koskan was sentenced to a decade in prison on Tuesday, April 11, on two counts of incest.

The 44-year-old Wood, South Dakota, resident appeared in a Hughes County courtroom on Tuesday for what had originally been a case involving one count of child abuse. In the hearing, Koskan pleaded guilty to two counts of incest.

Judge Margo Northrup sentenced Koskan to 10 years in prison, with no time suspended.

In the midst of the court proceedings, Koskan, a Republican, lost his 2022 campaign for a seat in the South Dakota Senate. Though his political committee has since been dissolved, he could run again in the future, as the state’s constitution only bars those convicted of “an infamous crime,” such as bribery, from holding office, unless impeached and barred by the state’s Legislature.

Former Republican candidate Joel Koskan sentenced to prison for incest

Joel Koskan on Tuesday was sentenced to serve a decade in prison after pleading guilty to incest charges.

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