![]() ![]() While Judge Protasiewicz indicated that she made her own sentencing decision, she also stated that she took into account the victim being quite understanding and caring about the defendant and his family,” the statement said. The victim stated in her impact statement that she would support any sentence that the court decided to hand down. Moreover, Judge Protasiewicz did not let the defendant off easy. In fact, the victim requested that the court remove its no-contact order for the purpose of restorative justice, with which Judge Protasiewicz complied. The letter, which was sent by the campaign’s attorneys, states: “Judge Protasiewicz did not ignore or fail the victim. “The group said these ads were ‘going to run whether she approved or not,’ and continued to send her messages, including the first ad, after she refused to participate,” the statement said.Īn advocate for sexual assault victims said, “There are human beings that are affected by these stories, by these cases being brought up again, and that’s very tiring for survivors, in particular for survivors of sexual assault,” the statement added. Groups associated with Dan Kelly’s campaign repeatedly harassed the victim in a 2019 case asking her to participate in their false and misleading TV ads, said a spokesperson for Protasiewicz’s campaign in a written statement. “The victim at the center of a rape case featured in state Supreme Court attack ads says she is being retraumatized and revictimized by the media blitz,” The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported. The article details evidence that ads related to Kelly’s campaign contain false information and revictimized a crime victim by harassing her and twisting her words. The ad removal demand came in the wake of a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel story published early Thursday morning. Otherwise, we stand ready to obtain all available judicial remedies,” the letter added. “Demand is made upon you to immediately stop running the above ads and to retract the false statements in them at the first appropriate opportunity. Failing to prevent the airing of false and misleading advertising may be probative of an underlying abdication of licensee responsibility that could jeopardize your station’s license,” the letter states. As you well know, you have a duty to protect the public from false, misleading or deceptive advertising. Because you need not air this ad, you bear particular responsibility for its content when you choose to do so. “Your publishing of defamatory content is particularly inappropriate given that, unlike candidates, independent political organizations like WMC and Fair Courts America do not have a right to command the use of broadcast facilities. Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Judge Janet Protasiewicz’s campaign has sent letters to TV stations across the state demanding they stop airing false campaign ads produced by the Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce and Fair Courts America, a super PAC supporting Daniel Kelly. ![]()
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