Arpaio crony, Fox News darling, Senate candidate and militia leader arrested for child molestation

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Source: Daily Kos

Gee, who could've predicted it? His former wives said he was violent and beat their kids. The Southern Poverty Law Center reported that he had a very dark side and "troubled past." His young daughter said he tried to molest her. And yesterday it caught up with one of Arizona's most well-known border hawks:

A one-time border activist was arrested Wednesday by Phoenix police and accused of sexual conduct involving three girls younger than 10 years old, police said.
Christopher Allen Simcox, 52, who founded the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps in 2005, was booked into a Maricopa County jail on suspicion of child molestation, attempted child molestation and sexual exploitation of a minor. Arizona Republic

A former supporter of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and other anti-immigration buttfaces, like recalled Sen. Russell Pearce, Simcox today sits in Arpaio's jail. It's a long fall from just a few years ago, when the handsome and articulate nativist regularly appeared on Fox News, praising SB 1070 and blasting any attempts at immigration reform.

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Read more: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/06/20/1217547/-Arpaio-crony-Fox-News-darling-Senate-candidate-and-militia-leader-arrested-for-child-molestation

[dlwickham]

1. did you miss the part where it says that he was booked into the Maricopa County Jail

which is run by Arpalo

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2. No. Good. I hope his stay is as pleasant as one would expect.

[Scuba]

3. Not a problem. Fox will just report that he's a Democrat who appears on MSNBC.

[azurnoir]

4. sorry locking duplicate thread

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014512961