Dim candidate and state Senator for Iowa Governor's race accused of sexual misconduct by multiple women.

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/...637373002/

Quote:Three women have accused Iowa Democratic gubernatorial candidate and state Sen. Nate Boulton of inappropriate sexual conduct.

One woman told the Des Moines Register that Boulton, now 38, repeatedly grabbed her buttocks at a bar in 2015. Two others told the Register that when Boulton was in law school more than a decade ago, he rubbed his clothed crotch against them, pressing his erect ***** into their thighs.


Boulton, who announced in May 2017 he would seek the Democratic nomination for governor, did not deny the allegations.


“I don’t have the same recollection,” he told the Register. “But I am not going to offer any additional context to this, other than to say if someone’s perspective is that it was inappropriate and I crossed a line and I misread a situation in a social setting, I do apologize.”

He declined to comment on or discuss the specific incidents, saying, “I think if I add context it quickly becomes victim-blaming, and I don’t want to go down that path.”

The woman who has accused Boulton of grabbing her buttocks three years ago is lawyer Sharon Wegner of Des Moines. Her account was corroborated by a friend, Ash Bruxvoort, who said she witnessed the incident. Both are Democrats.

Jessica Millage, now an attorney from the Des Moines area, said Boulton repeatedly rubbed his erection against her without her consent during social gatherings while the two attended Drake University Law School.

The third accuser, who described an incident similar to Millage’s from about the same time frame, declined to be named for fear of professional repercussions. She and Millage are both Republicans.

Quote:On the campaign trail, Boulton has spoken out about issues of harassment and sexual misconduct.

At a May 13 debate hosted by KWQC and the Quad City Times, the Democrats running for governor were asked what they would have done differently and how they have been affected by the “Me Too” movement.

“It’s one of the reasons why I became a workers’ rights attorney, to stand up for people who have been discriminated against, who have been assaulted or harassed,” Boulton responded. “And I’ve been proud to see so many women step up and show that it does take courage but also that people in the community are going to be there to be supportive.”

In that debate, he also criticized Iowa Senate Republicans for their handling of a case in which former staffer Kirsten Anderson alleged she was harassed and then fired when she raised her concerns.

“I’ve worked with Republicans and Democrats to make sure we never see a headline like that again,” he said at the time.

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/...638512002/

Quote:Iowa Sen. Nate Boulton pledged that his gubernatorial campaign would not be plagued by allegations of sexual misconduct just days before three women accused the Democratic lawmaker of sexual misconduct.

Dave Price, WHO-TV political director and anchor, cited sexual misconduct scandals in the New York Attorney General's office and the Iowa Finance Authority in an interview with Boulton earlier this month.

"Can you tell Iowans that you can assure them that you would not face any kind of inappropriate accusations, credible allegations, all those kind of things, as a leader?" Price asked.

"No, there's nothing like that," Boulton said. "But I will say I've taken the extra step of making sure that I've stood up for victims. I've done that as a workers' rights attorney for 12 years for victims of sexual assault and harassment in the workplace."

Quote:“I don’t have the same recollection,”

Quote:“I think if I add context it quickly becomes victim-blaming, and I don’t want to go down that path.”

Quote: Boulton repeatedly rubbed his erection against her without her consent during social gatherings while the two attended Drake University Law School.

What a guy.....

(05-24-2018 10:52 PM)usmbacker Wrote:  

Quote:“I don’t have the same recollection,”

Quote:“I think if I add context it quickly becomes victim-blaming, and I don’t want to go down that path.”

Quote: Boulton repeatedly rubbed his erection against her without her consent during social gatherings while the two attended Drake University Law School.

What a guy.....

He's like our resident "I'm not a leftist, I'm a centrist" posters in the Tomi Lahren thread. Faint condemnation while rationalizing why it was OK.

You wanna be a DIM? Sexual misconduct box must be checked. The Kennedy's should be proud that their exploits have continued onward and upward in the party loins...

(05-24-2018 10:55 PM)Kaplony Wrote:  

(05-24-2018 10:52 PM)usmbacker Wrote:  

Quote:“I don’t have the same recollection,”

Quote:“I think if I add context it quickly becomes victim-blaming, and I don’t want to go down that path.”

Quote: Boulton repeatedly rubbed his erection against her without her consent during social gatherings while the two attended Drake University Law School.

What a guy.....

He's like our resident "I'm not a leftist, I'm a centrist" posters in the Tomi Lahren thread. Faint condemnation while rationalizing why it was OK.

Good analogy.

Sen. Nate Boulton quits Iowa governor campaign after 3 women accuse him of sexual misconduct

And down goes another progressive dim for sexual issues. Good riddance you hypocritical p.o.s.

Quote:Iowa Democratic candidate for governor Nate Boulton suspended his campaign Thursday morning, the day after the Des Moines Register published allegations from three women that Boulton touched them sexually without their consent.

"I am so proud of the campaign that my staff, my supporters, and I ran in the past year,” Boulton said in a statement. “I was and still am inspired every day by the people who have chosen to fight alongside me in the Senate and on the campaign trail to share a positive vision forward for this incredible state of Iowa.”

Keep reading here....

HaHa

Buh bye.

It’s like we never knew ya.

Lol

(05-25-2018 12:04 AM)usmbacker Wrote:  Sen. Nate Boulton quits Iowa governor campaign after 3 women accuse him of sexual misconduct

And down goes another progressive dim for sexual issues. Good riddance you hypocritical p.o.s.

Quote:Iowa Democratic candidate for governor Nate Boulton suspended his campaign Thursday morning, the day after the Des Moines Register published allegations from three women that Boulton touched them sexually without their consent.

"I am so proud of the campaign that my staff, my supporters, and I ran in the past year,” Boulton said in a statement. “I was and still am inspired every day by the people who have chosen to fight alongside me in the Senate and on the campaign trail to share a positive vision forward for this incredible state of Iowa.”

Keep reading here....

What he did in college should have limited impact. But the hypocrisy? He deserved to get fried.

(05-25-2018 07:10 AM)bullet Wrote:  

(05-25-2018 12:04 AM)usmbacker Wrote:  Sen. Nate Boulton quits Iowa governor campaign after 3 women accuse him of sexual misconduct

And down goes another progressive dim for sexual issues. Good riddance you hypocritical p.o.s.

Quote:Iowa Democratic candidate for governor Nate Boulton suspended his campaign Thursday morning, the day after the Des Moines Register published allegations from three women that Boulton touched them sexually without their consent.

"I am so proud of the campaign that my staff, my supporters, and I ran in the past year,” Boulton said in a statement. “I was and still am inspired every day by the people who have chosen to fight alongside me in the Senate and on the campaign trail to share a positive vision forward for this incredible state of Iowa.”

Keep reading here....

What he did in college should have limited impact. But the hypocrisy? He deserved to get fried.

Agreed. With that, it must have been tough for him to speak all righteous while knowing he had skeletons in his closet...................

I am struggling to balance the need to believe women and punish sexual assault with "butt grabbing" and "rubbed his erection" allegations from so long ago.

Sorry, just rings a bit hollow. So sue me.

(05-25-2018 09:38 AM)Lord Stanley Wrote:  I am struggling to balance the need to believe women and punish sexual assault with "butt grabbing" and "rubbed his erection" allegations from so long ago.

Sorry, just rings a bit hollow. So sue me.

He got "roy moored"

(05-24-2018 10:55 PM)Kaplony Wrote:  

(05-24-2018 10:52 PM)usmbacker Wrote:  

Quote:“I don’t have the same recollection,”

Quote:“I think if I add context it quickly becomes victim-blaming, and I don’t want to go down that path.”

Quote: Boulton repeatedly rubbed his erection against her without her consent during social gatherings while the two attended Drake University Law School.

What a guy.....

He's like our resident "I'm not a leftist, I'm a centrist" posters in the Tomi Lahren thread. Faint condemnation while rationalizing why it was OK.

Spot on.