Huckabee's Record on Rape - The Rape, the Commutation, and the Brutal Murders That Followed

News Type: Event — Seeded on Tue Dec 4, 2007 9:48 AM EST

Article Source: The Boston Globe

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Huckabee was one, and, after becoming governor in 1996, he announced his desire to commute Dumond's sentence. Dumond's rape victim, Ashley Stevens, saw it differently.

Stevens, now 40 and living in the western United States, said she tried to persuade Huckabee not to shorten the sentence for Dumond.

"I told [Huckabee]: If you ever let him out, he's going to do it again," she said in an interview.

She was able to get a meeting with the governor - who, she said, had not spoken to her before announcing his intention to commute Dumond's sentence - but realized Huckabee had "made up his mind." So Stevens stood up, she said, walked over to Huckabee, who was seated on a sofa, squatted down and thrust her face inches from his.

"I said, 'This is how close I was to Dumond's face for an hour,' " Stevens recalled. " 'I'll never forget his face, and you'll never forget mine.' "

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Killfile

Ugh -- that's an ugly story. Sounds almost like the Willie Horton case that torpedoed Mike Dukakis.

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#1 - Tue Dec 4, 2007 9:51 AM EST

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miasma

Before Dumond was granted parole at Huckabee's urging, records show that Huckabee's office received a copy of letters from victims that had been sent to the Arkansas' parole board. These spelled out that they were SURE Dumond would attack again if ever given the freedom.

Huckabee staff lied about receiving any letters from the rape victims of Dumond.

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#1.1 - Wed Dec 5, 2007 10:51 AM EST

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Huck a guitarist who plays in a band called Capitol Offense, Huckabee last year pardoned Rolling Stones star Keith Richards for a 31-year-old driving violation. Asked by reporters if he'd do the same for the average citizen, Huckabee said no, but quipped, "If you can play guitar like Keith Richards, I'd do it for you."

Great values.. not!

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#2 - Tue Dec 4, 2007 4:40 PM EST

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miasma

Dumond's Atty Speaks

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#3 - Thu Dec 6, 2007 5:05 PM EST

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