CHILTON, Wis. — A prominent Wisconsin district attorney sent repeated text messages trying to spark an affair with a domestic abuse victim while he was prosecuting her ex-boyfriend, a police report shows.
What a slime!
The 26-year-old woman complained last year to police after receiving 30 texts from Calumet County District Attorney Kenneth Kratz in three days, according to the report obtained by The Associated Press.
“Are you the kind of girl that likes secret contact with an older married elected DA . . . the riskier the better?’’ Kratz, 50, wrote in a message to Stephanie Van Groll in October 2009. In another, he wrote: “I would not expect you to be the other woman. I would want you to be so hot and treat me so well that you’d be THE woman! R U that good?’’
Kratz was prosecuting Van Groll’s ex-boyfriend on charges he nearly choked her to death last year. He also was the veteran chair of the Wisconsin Crime Victims’ Rights Board, a quasijudicial agency that can reprimand judges, prosecutors, and police officers who mistreat crime victims.
SCUM!
In a combative interview in his office yesterday, Kratz did not deny sending the messages and expressed concern their publication would unfairly embarrass him personally and professionally.
Why are ALL AUTHORITIES pieces of NARCISSISTIC SHIT?
He said the Office of Lawyer Regulation had found he did not violate any rules governing attorney misconduct. That office cannot comment on investigations. “This is a non-news story,’’ Kratz shouted.
ASSHOLE!!!!!!!
Van Groll told police that she felt pressured to have a relationship with Kratz to ensure he would not drop the charges against her ex-boyfriend.
Kratz then removed himself from Konitzer’s prosecution and the state Department of Justice took over. He resigned from the crime victims board, which he helped create. He and his wife filed for divorce last December.
Good for you, honey!!!
Kratz has remained the top prosecutor based in Chilton, where he has served since 1992 and earns a $105,000 annual paycheck. Kratz, a Republican, said he intends to run for reelection in November 2012.
Not only is he a narcissist, he's delusional.
MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin district attorney said yesterday that he’ll get therapy and consider taking time off work but won’t resign despite the growing calls for him to step down over sexually tinged text messages he sent to a domestic abuse victim....
Then he leaves us no option:
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"Wis. governor seeks removal of DA" by Associated Press | September 21, 2010
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s governor said yesterday that he will start the process to remove a prosecutor caught sending sexually harassing text messages to a domestic abuse victim.
My way is quicker.
At a news conference, Governor Jim Doyle said he was appalled by the behavior of Calumet County District Attorney Ken Kratz....
Wisconsin governors have the power to remove county district attorneys and some other officials for cause.
Kratz, 50, went on medical leave yesterday and hired an attorney to help him keep his job....
Isn't he an attorney?
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SCUM!
"Third accuser levels harassment complaint against Wis. DA; Law student says texts followed her request for help" by Ryan J. Foley, Associated Press | September 22, 2010
MADISON, Wis. — A law student said yesterday that a Wisconsin prosecutor under fire for sending racy text messages to a domestic abuse victim sent her similar texts in 2008 after agreeing to help her seek a pardon for a decade-old drug conviction.
Maria Ruskiewicz said she believes Calumet County District Attorney Ken Kratz wanted sexual favors in return for supporting her pardon. She said she met Kratz in his office in 2008, and afterward, the Oklahoma City University law student said, Kratz sent her text messages that soon turned harassing, including one that asked how she would please him in bed....
A second woman complained to Doyle’s office last week that Kratz invited her to an autopsy after they went to dinner “provided I act as his girlfriend and would wear high heels and a skirt.’’
Maybe the DA needs a medical evaluation, huh?
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Ruskiewicz said she went to Kratz in 2008 asking for his support for her pardon application and career advice before she entered law school. She said Kratz agreed to support her and they met in his office, where he asked her an odd question about whether a boss could have a sexual relationship with a secretary. She was confused but grateful for his support.
He gave her his cellphone number, and she texted him later to thank him for the help — a move she now calls a mistake.
She said his messages soon turned sexual. She recalled him texting while he was on vacation in Michigan with his family, asking how she would “please him between the sheets while he takes a nap.’’
Ruskiewicz said she didn’t know how to respond because she did not want to alienate Kratz, whose support was critical for her pardon....
Deborah Felice, the associate dean for students at the law school, said she and Ruskiewicz met with the university’s top lawyer on Sept. 30 to discuss the case. They ultimately decided the best course of action was to ignore Kratz and hope that he would go away, which eventually happened.
WHAT?
Better advice than the Boston police anyway.
“He is just some jerk lawyer that doesn’t need to be in her life as she’s starting law school,’’ Felice said.
Aren't they all?
She said she spoke with Ruskiewicz a few weeks later and the messages had stopped, and “that’s the last I heard of it until this morning,’’ when she saw a segment on “Good Morning America’’ about Kratz.
“I heard ‘Wisconsin DA sexting’ and I nearly died,’’ she said. “I thought, this has to be the same guy. It’s way out of line. We’re all relieved this guy is being investigated and hopefully he’ll be removed from office.’’
I want more than that!
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"‘Sexting DA’ investigation reopened" by Associated Press | September 25, 2010
MADISON, Wis. — An agency that declined to discipline a prosecutor for sending harassing text messages to a domestic abuse victim reopened its investigation yesterday amid mounting criticism and new allegations of misconduct....
Calumet County District Attorney Ken Kratz has admitted sending provocative text messages last year to Stephanie Van Groll, calling her a “hot nymph’’ and asking if she was “the kind of girl that likes secret contact with an older married elected DA.’’ At the time, Kratz was prosecuting her former boyfriend, who was accused of choking her in a jealous rage....
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It gets to the point where you dread seeing the text message alert -- or the next newspaper on the shelves.
