A state House candidate in South Dakota was arrested on a rape charge just days after losing his race against the incumbent candidate — his mother.
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Bud Marty May, 37, was arrested in Box Elder, S.D., around 4 a.m. Sunday and charged with second-degree rape, court filings said. The criminal complaint alleges May used"force, coercion, or threats of immediate and great bodily injury" against the victim. Referring to law enforcement reports during a court hearing in the case Tuesday, the judge said officers found the victim hiding behind a bar, and she alleged May had raped her, theMay's attorney, Matt Kinney, declined comment, saying he has not yet been provided any police reports or statements in this case.in a four-person race for two District 27 House seats. One of the two winners was May's mother, incumbent Republican state Rep. Liz May.
A Republican candidate for state Senate in neighboring District 26 was arrested as well in the days before the election. The candidate, Joel Koskan, was charged with child abuse on Nov. 3, court records show.reported that a plea agreement has been submitted to the judge overseeing the case.
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