"These heinous acts are antithetical to what Republicans stand for," a spokesperson for the Republican Party of Hood County said.

A Texas Republican city council candidate is facing felony child pornography charges after being arrested just hours before the elections.

Brad Benson, a candidate for Place #4 on the city council of Granbury, located just southwest of Fort Worth, was arrested on November 6. “I can confirm he was arrested by the District Attorney’s Office yesterday and charged with two felony child pornography charges, he should have a bond set today,” Hood County Sheriff Roger Deeds told Newsweek.

The Republican Party of Hood County (RPHC) withdrew its support for Benson after more details about the charges emerged.

  • mindbleach
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    1 year ago

    … to prevent impropriety or the appearance of impropriety. Because the accused are supposed to enjoy a presumption of innocence, and law enforcement swinging elections is bad, actually.

    There’s a reason the FBI and DOJ have specific rules against this sort of timing, and I don’t need to remind you how things went when they broke them.

    • HopeOfTheGunblade@kbin.social
      1·
      1 year ago

      Not prosecuting someone, when you have evidence, is also interference. The issue with the FBI announcement was that it was an announcement of an investigation, not an arrest of someone they were ready to prosecute.

      • mindbleach
        1·
        1 year ago

        “Not prosecuting someone” for eight additional hours is not justice denied. Fuck’s sake.

        The issue with the FBI announcement was that it was an announcement of an investigation, not an arrest of someone they were ready to prosecute.

        Just shout from the rooftops you don’t care about the presumption of innocence.