Kemp Neglected to Take Action on Behalf of Georgia Women Who Reported Sexual Abuse to His Office
ATLANTA — Today, the Democratic Party of Georgia released a new television ad informing Georgians about additional details about Brian Kemp’s role in the Georgia massage scandal. Specifically, the ad points out that as Secretary of State, Brian Kemp’s office decided to not take action on 25 of 26 massage parlor abuse claims reported to his office over three years. An investigation further revealed that one of the former spa franchise owners (who owned the massage parlor where abuse occurred after which Kemp failed to take action) is a major contributor to Kemp’s campaign for governor.
Brian Kemp’s decision to put himself and his donors before Georgians may have been good for him, but it was terrible for Georgia.
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More claims of sexual abuse under Brian Kemp’s watch… She told him to stop. Repeatedly… But Brian Kemp’s office ignored them again. An investigation revealed one of the massage spa’s owners is a major donor to Brian Kemp’s campaign for governor. 96% of sexual assault claims ignored by Kemp’s office. And those are just the ones we know about. Raking in donations. Neglecting victims. Good for Brian Kemp. Dangerous for Georgia.
View the ad here: https://youtu.be/5BXpgFxVsyU
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VO: More claims of sexual abuse under Brian Kemp’s watch…
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Massage spa sexual assaults under Brian Kemp
“When massage therapists cross the line, state board rarely acts,” Johnny Edwards and Lois Norder, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 05/04/2018 Twenty-five of the 26 sexual misconduct complaints lodged with the state over the past three years resulted in zero public disciplinary action — no license revocations, no license suspensions, no therapists placed on probation, no reprimands, an investigation by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution found.”
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The board falls under the umbrella of the Secretary of State’s Office…
WOMAN: She told him to stop.
Repeatedly.
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She told him to stop
Repeatedly
“When massage therapists cross the line, state board rarely acts,” Johnny Edwards and Lois Norder, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 05/04/2018 “She ordered him repeatedly to stop,” but he ignored her, she reported.
VO: But Brian Kemp’s office …
…ignored them again.
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Brian Kemp
Office ignored them again
“When massage therapists cross the line, state board rarely acts,” Johnny Edwards and Lois Norder, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 05/04/2018 But the state licensing agency charged with protecting the public, the Georgia Board of Massage Therapy, did nothing after she complained. He’s now working at another spa.
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Such outcomes are typical when it comes to massage therapy and sexual misconduct allegations in Georgia. Twenty-five of the 26 sexual misconduct complaints lodged with the state over the past three years resulted in zero public disciplinary action — no license revocations, no license suspensions, no therapists placed on probation, no reprimands, an investigation by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution found.
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The board falls under the umbrella of the Secretary of State’s Office…
VO: An investigation revealed one of the massage
spa’s owners is a major donor to Brian Kemp’s campaign for governor.Graphics:
Brian Kemp
Former spa owner a major donor AJC, 7.9.18
“Kemp critics demand probes of campaign cash from massage clinic owner,” Greg Bluestein and Johnny Edwards, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 07/09/2018 After an Atlanta Journal-Constitution investigation revealed the owner of those clinics is a donor to Kemp’s campaign for governor, Cagle backers pounced. Chiropractor Patrick Greco gave $1,000 to Kemp, and in April he and his partner hosted a fundraising gala at their lavish estate in Madison, in a renovated antebellum home called the Honeymoon 1851 Mansion.
VO: 96% of sexual assault claims ignored by Kemp’s office.
And those are just the ones we know about.
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Brian Kemp
96% of abuse cases ignored
From 2015-2018
“When massage therapists cross the line, state board rarely acts,” Johnny Edwards and Lois Norder, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 05/04/2018 Twenty-five of the 26 sexual misconduct complaints lodged with the state over the past three years resulted in zero public disciplinary action — no license revocations, no license suspensions, no therapists placed on probation, no reprimands, an investigation by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution found.
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The board falls under the umbrella of the Secretary of State’s Office…
VO: Raking in donations.
Neglecting victims. Good for Brian Kemp. Dangerous for Georgia
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“Kemp critics demand probes of campaign cash from massage clinic owner,” Greg Bluestein and Johnny Edwards, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 07/09/2018 Chiropractor Patrick Greco gave $1,000 to Kemp, and in April he and his partner hosted a fundraising gala at their lavish estate in Madison, in a renovated antebellum home called the Honeymoon 1851 Mansion.
“When massage therapists cross the line, state board rarely acts,” Johnny Edwards and Lois Norder, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 05/04/2018
Twenty-five of the 26 sexual misconduct complaints lodged with the state over the past three years resulted in zero public disciplinary action — no license revocations, no license suspensions, no therapists placed on probation, no reprimands, an investigation by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution found.
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The board falls under the umbrella of the Secretary of State’s Office…
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