Heartless Ohio AG's Biggest Failure in the 10-Year-Old Rape Case

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Before he questioned a news report of a 10-year-old rape victim being forced to go out of state for an abortion, Ohio AG Dave Yost should have at least checked the logs at Columbus Police Headquarters six blocks from his office, writes @MichaelDalynyc.

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Heartless Ohio AG’s Biggest Failure in the 10-Year-Old Rape Case
It would have been a relatively easy task, but instead, Dave Yost chose another route in the case of the 10-year-old forced to seek an abortion in Indiana.
5:10 PM · Jul 14, 2022

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Before he questioned a news report of a 10-year-old rape victim being forced to go out of state for an abortion, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost should have at least checked the logs at Columbus Police Headquarters six blocks from his office.

The Columbus Police Department is the biggest in Ohio. And its jurisdiction is both the state capitol and the seat of Franklin County, which year after year reports the highest number of sexual assaults on children 14 and under.

So logic, as well as proximity, should have made the Columbus cops among the very first Yost sought out. A quick look in the most obvious place could have put an immediate end to a huge issue that would see not just the usual crazies but also the The Wall Street Journal editorial board end up calling into question an absolutely true account. The answer to the question of what would happen if a child became pregnant by rape under Ohio’s new law proved to be this:

The foremost law enforcement officer in the state would lead a chorus saying it likely never happened.

“We have regular contact with prosecutors and local police and sheriffs—not a whisper anywhere,” Yost told Fox News on Monday.

*snip*

[The Unmitigated Gall]

1. Looks like the "axe grinding" is on your part, Yost.

You fuckwipe ideologue of an AG.

[crickets]

2. "not a damn scintilla of evidence"

What a jackass for not even bothering to check, pretending that he had. Or perhaps he did, and lied anyway.

“We have regular contact with prosecutors and local police and sheriffs—not a whisper anywhere,” Yost told Fox News on Monday.

Either way, he lied. He went on national news and smeared a ten-year-old girl with lies. That's a special brand of evil.