Wisconsin police chief who is accused of signing tea party boss up for gay dating sites to be charged
Wisconsin prosecutors intend to charge a Wisconsin police chief with a misdemeanor for allegedly registering a tea party leader onto gay dating, federal health care and pornography websites.
Monroe County District Attorney told of his plans to charge Town of Campbell Police Chief Tim Kelemen with unlawful use of a computerized communication system.
Kelemen would face up to $1,000 fine and 90 days in jail if convicted of the offense, but would still be permitted fulfill his duties of police chief. Only those with felony convictions or misdemeanor convictions related to domestic violence are excluded from being police officers.
Concerned that signs on on a local bridge were distracting drivers, Kelemen convinced the town board to pass a law banning signs, banners and flags on the bridge this angered tea party supporters. Kelemen and his attorney say that tea party leader Greg Luce retaliated by urging his supporters across the country to bombard the police department with harassing phone calls and threats.
Luce started receiving calls and emails from gay dating, healthcare and porn websites, La Crosse investigators tracked some of the internet activity to a computer at Kelemen's home and the Campbell town hall.
The police chief initially said he knew nothing about the fake profiles he had posted on websites but later acknowledged he had signed Luce up for them in revenge for harassing his police department. He said he reported the harassment to the department of Justice (DOJ) but that agency declined to help him.
The police chief is due to appear in court Thursday July 22nd 2014. Luce has filed a civil lawsuit in federal court, accusing Kelemen of stealing his identity and that the bridge ordinance violates his free-speech rights. That case is still pending.
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