The Argus Leader has filed a story re-opening an accusation that many had long thought over regarding 2006 claims against former Democrat State Senator Dan Sutton of Flandreau who was censured for actions that took place in his hotel room with a legislative page:
Nate LaLonde said he is revealing a secret that he has kept about Dan Sutton for two decades because he believes Sutton shouldn’t be running for higher office. LaLonde said he was stunned when he learned that Sutton, who is currently on the Flandreau City Council, was running for mayor.
“I can’t let him get to a public office where he has power to hurt others,” LaLonde said.
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LaLonde’s story includes details that were brought up during the earlier investigation, including that Sutton allowed high school-aged young men to hang out at his home, even giving some of them keys. They had access to alcohol and a candy drawer that Sutton kept stocked. They also had access to a computer and were allowed in the home even when Sutton wasn’t there.
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LaLonde says he wasn’t ready to deal with the trauma then. He had been a jock in high school. An athlete who had gone on to serve in the military. It was too embarrassing to admit that he had been molested.
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Wow. Apparently Sutton is running for public office again in Flandreau, which caused these allegations to resurface and take on new life, including the revelation of a victim that was not publicly known before who is talking to the media.
Keep watching this story, as it’s sure to not end here.
trash, trash, trash.
Dan is a good guy and i believe this isn’t true at all. It’s funny how these things, if true or not, only come out when someone runs for office pointing towards political motivations. Last time I checked, Flandreau’s mayor doesn’t have that much power – it’s a dying town.
Seems like the same motives as the last person that came forward – who did so after his father had declared he was running against Dan.
Soon you’ll find out how wrong you are
Ignorance at it’s finest. Unbelievable.
Not trash. Yes, Dan is a nice guy. Perhaps too nice it appears.
Where there is smoke there is fire. You don’t see these accusations come up against people like Noem, Daugaard, Rounds, etc. I believe they come up against Sutton because something happened.
The thing is, this isn’t a new accusation. Why would he even consider running for public office? Did he forget he was censured by the South Dakota Senate? Foolish and selfish.