Democrat Brendan Kelly is running neck-and-neck against Republican incumbent Mike Boost in Illinois’ 12th congressional district.
But now, less than four weeks before Election Day, a plea deal he made as a state’s attorney is coming back to haunt him, as his political opponents pummel him for getting a convicted pedophile off easy. (Breitbart)
Kelly is already well known for time and again making plea deals that allowed a variety of criminals to get off on lesser charges, but the latest deal he is taking heat for is his 2017 agreement with suspect Todd Bramblett, a man who was charged with three felonies over accusations that he sexually touched two young girls.
The plea deal with Bramblett was highlighted in new TV spot featuring Nick Gailius, the chief of police of Fairview Heights, Illinois. In the ad, Gailius says that police on the beat all knew that Kelly was soft on crime.
“On Kelly’s watch over 50 percent of the crimes in his jurisdiction were pled out,” retired police chief Nick Gailius says in the ad. “Kelly even cut a plea deal with a pedophile who sexually assaulted two 14-year-old girls allowing the predator to walk free.”
“Brendan Kelly put Illinois women and children at risk,” Gailius added.
The most recent poll had Bost up one point.
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