Law enforcement is still investigating T. Denny Sanford for child pornography on his electronic devices. That ongoing investigation is why Judge James power yesterday declined to release the search warrant affidavits that got this ugly legal ball rolling:
Judge James Power ruled that because there’s an ongoing child pornography investigation into the billionaire philanthropist, he felt he should defer to law enforcement officials who think that releasing the affidavits would harm the investigation.
…In court Monday, Assistant Attorney General Brent Kempema acknowledged that there was an ongoing investigation.
…[Judge Power] was persuaded by an affidavit submitted by Jeff Kollars, an agent with the Division of Criminal Investigation, who argued the investigation would be harmed. Power said he had worked enough with Kollars in the past to respect his judgment [Jonathan Ellis, “Judge Rejects Request to Release T. Denny Sanford Affidavits, Investigation Still Ongoing,” Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 2022.03.14].
Boy, if it takes killer Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg two years to look at dirty pictures on a rich guy’s phone and say, “Yup, that’s child porn—lock him up!” maybe he really can’t do the job of Attorney General.
Sanford’s criminality is the root of all evil in South Dakota.
In a 2016 deposition Virginia Giuffre told a court that when she was sixteen Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged madam, Ghislane Maxwell aided and abetted her rapes by Democratic former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson and others. Richardson has denied the charges although he’s admitted having “limited” contact with Epstein who later died in police custody under suspicious circumstances.
Before his death Epstein had said he had longstanding ties with Richardson, reportedly a guest of honor at the isolated Zorro Ranch outside of Stanley, New Mexico that Epstein purchased in 1993. The former governor reportedly appears in Epstein’s “little black book” of contacts as do other powerful men like former President Bill Clinton, Britain’s Prince Andrew, Microsoft founder Bill Gates and probably South Dakota’s richest man, Denny Sanford, who is being probed for possession of child pornography.
Because of ties to Epstein Republican former US Representatives Trey Gowdy, Jason Chaffetz and Darrell Issa had articles of impeachment ready had Hillary Clinton been elected in 2016.
DCI Agent Kollars is running for Brookings County Sheriff in the upcoming primary election.
Well, let’s hope Agent Kollars can collar the perp in this child porn case before he gets too wrapped up in campaigning.
“probably”? Really, Larry? Why make that reach? Bring us some evidence.
The porn industry is international so INTERPOL and the FBI know far more about the buyers than they do about the sellers. Marty Jackley’s interstate connections are no doubt far-reaching so he is pulling more strings than we’ll ever know. $20 says Sanford’s case is already being heard in a federal grand jury.
It sure would be interesting to learn whether the private investigator hired by Serenity Dennard’s adoptive family has any new information.
Come on child porn? We’ve got a Congressman who was in congress with a minor he paid for. Matt Gaetz. Both of these guys are still hanging on by the skin of their whatevers. Did justice used to take soooo long?
Mr. Kurtz, I personally have spoken with the latest of the umpteen investigators in Serenity’s disappearance and provided a name of a man claiming to be present at her disappearance. Her family and I believed his story. Why would someone run their mouth about something so heinous if it weren’t so?
However, after too long a period of time and still no word, the flippant investigator finally replied saying basically yeah turns out that was already looked into and someone already polygraphed the guy back when and it says he passed. No investigating the guys alibi for that day, no reprimand for going around telling people he was there when he wasn’t and wasting investigation man hours and maliciously sticking the family in the heart. Really could not even be sure whose notes the investigator was going off of or if it was the correct person they questioned before. Just a load of bs and incompetence.
You would think it would be the goal of the AG and law enforcement to scratch names off the missing list. But that is not a priority. It further demonstrates lack of professionalism every time the case is left for some new yahoo and the previous investigator doesn’t even bother to inform the family they will no longer be in contact and who they will be dealing with in the future. Nor do they bother to get the new putz up to speed in the ‘investigation’ leaving the family responsible to repeat all the information they feel is relevant to find their daughter. They have been playing hot potato with a missing child’s case.
Unbelievable lack of decorum and basic job skills our law enforcement prides themselves with. It is a miracle how their coffee gets made everyday.
Jackley is Sanford’s lawyer. What do you think will happen to the case once Jackley is AG again?
Cheech & Chong 50 years ago…
Judge: How do you plead?
Accused: Insanity!
Judge: Insanity?
Accused: Yes, you honor. I’m just crazy about that stuff.
Ms. Mammal, your mind wanders nicely random.
Mr. Scott, that is indeed a good question. A very good question, once Mr. Jackley is the AG again.
Relativism is disallowed at Mr. Heidelberger’s blog because remember correlation doesn’t equal cauliflower.
Before wagering a bet on March Madness, I’d place the whole farm on the outcome of the next election resulting in rearranging the same players in the same game in Pierre. Bring Jackley from the bench. Pass him the rock so he can put one in the left hand and one in the right hand like Scottie Pippin; both ways.
And flipping kids and the killing and driving the lane will continue business as usual. Full court plunder and pillage.
Unless we get a game plan, it will look like Dream Team USA dunking on the pygmies from New Guinea. Praying won’t feel as good as a cheap foul would. Oh. We have to play hard and scrappy and get control of the game so everyone may thrive.
Never stop resisting eh, Mr. G? =]
I am amazed that anyone is surprised that the system of ‘Just Us’ works this way for wealthy connected men. The system for child rape and pornography perpetrators is working as designed