Former legislative candidate Joel Koskan already out on parole after 10 year sentence for aggravated incest of daughter

I suppose it had to happen at some point, but it seems far too soon.   Former legislative candidate Joel Koskan, who was arrested for molesting his adopted daughter a week before his election and was sentenced in April of 2023 to 10 years in jail is already out on the streets after just 2 years.

If you need a reminder of what Koskan was convicted of doing:

South Dakota Assistant Attorney General Mandy Miller filed charges of rape, sexual contact with a child under sixteen, and aggravated incest—related child against Koskan on Thursday. 

According to court documents obtained by Native News Online on Thursday, the crimes began in 2014, when the adopted child was placed in the home at 12 years old. The victim was interviewed by law enforcement earlier this year and stated that she was adopted by Joel and Sally Koskan 10 years ago. When she realized what was inappropriate touching while attending a summer youth camp in the Black Hills, she told camp counselors that her adopted father, Joel, had a sexual interest in her and he wanted to be sexually intimate with her.

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She told investigators that when she returned home, her parents were upset with her and accused her of trying to break up the family. She said that her father’s touching stopped for a year or two and that her mother, Sally, began watching Joel’s interactions more closely. 

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In her statement to the police, she stated that her adoptive father rigorously monitored her actions and what she wore, including whether or not she could wear a bra. In addition, as a teenager, he made her straddle him wearing only a nightgown with no clothing underneath. 

It wasn’t until she was 17 did she indicate that Joel penetrated her vagina with his fingers, which eventually led to sexual intercourse numerous times in the family’s separate homes in Mellette County and Watertown, South Dakota. 

Read that here.

According to the South Dakota sex offender registry, Koskan is currently living in an apartment in Tea, and is currently registered with the Lincoln County Sheriff.

He’s out on the street after serving 1/5 of his sentence. Wow.

It’s little wonder Shad Olson received suspended imposition for what he did to his girlfriend the other day. Because Joel can get a sentence of 10 years for doing what he did to his daughter, and be on the streets 2 years later.

10 thoughts on “Former legislative candidate Joel Koskan already out on parole after 10 year sentence for aggravated incest of daughter”

  1. Both of these cases were pled down. Where is the consequence? Olson [was accused of – pp] strangles a woman and nearly kills her and it’s simple assault. Really? Koskan was [was accused of – pp] multiple counts of rape. I feel sorry for the victims.

    1. Literally shows that our society and state doesn’t protect victims, and possible future victims. The chance of both of these individuals reoffending is very high, and they are fully supported unlike their victims.

    1. Or maybe we make violent offenders sit their full sentences, and not make drug offenders be the ones sitting the longest. The fact that a drug offense is taken so seriously but these violent offenders are always out early and can get charges pled down with no issue is such a problem.

  2. This is disgusting. Go back and look at the details of his case and someone please tell me why he’s out only after two years.

  3. This is Kevin Jensen/Steve Haugaard prison policies in action.
    Read their posts.

    We need to build a prison. Somewhere in this state before it’s too late.
    I don’t care who runs it. I don’t care what the inside looks like. Just fill it with predators and lose the keys.

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