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GOP Campaign Manager Fired After ABC News Report
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A Republican candidate for Congress in Tucson, Ariz. has fired his campaign manager after learning "new information" in an ABCNews.com story about the man's conviction for "corruption of minors."
The candidate, Randy Graf, said he had been told by his campaign manager, Steve Aiken, that a 1995 conviction for "corruption of minors" was an inconsequential misdemeanor.
Graf said the details in the ABC story "were alarming and warranted his immediate dismissal."
On his weekly radio program Saturday night, Aiken said the story was "old news," and he blamed a rival campaign for raising a "non-issue." He maintains he was falsely accused and wrongly convicted.
Aiken, a former Quakertown, Pa. police officer and self-proclaimed reverend, was convicted of two counts of corruption of a minor stemming from his 1995 sexual relationships with two teenage girls. He served almost two-and-a-half months at the Montgomery County, Pa. Correctional Facility.
Graf initially told ABC News he believed the conviction "was no more serious than providing a teenager with beer." In a statement, Graf now says he was "extremely upset" with the characterization and said his comments were based on what Aiken had told him about the case. "As a state legislator," Graf said, "I have always worked hard to protect victims of sex crimes."
Read Graf's Statement on the ABC News story.
June 19, 2006 | Permalink | User Comments (6)
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Posted by: geneonlbk | Jun 19, 2006 3:55:57 PM
good ol Randy Graft. He never saw a self-rightous child-molester he didn't like.
Posted by: geneonlbk | Jun 19, 2006 4:00:04 PM
This is absolutely horrible reporting by ABCNews.com. I used to have your site as my home page but not anymore. Now some man is without a job because ABCNews dug up information about allegations against one man several years ago. This man was convicted by the media, not a jury. Shameless...
Posted by: Thomas | Jun 19, 2006 4:03:26 PM
"Horrible reporting" by Brian Ross & ABC News? What is wrong with investigative reporting? Why is it such a crime for a respected news organization to find facts and report them? Sounds like someone has a selective attention span when it comes to which stories they pay attention to.
Posted by: Alan | Jun 19, 2006 7:55:23 PM
The man was convicted by a jury actually...
Posted by: wick | Jun 19, 2006 10:01:57 PM
Where is the "GOP Campaign Manageer Fired..." story? your link is not working?
Posted by: Patt Haring | Jun 20, 2006 1:28:18 AM
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