The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has published an editorial about Ken Kratz, the lying and victim-abusing district attorney of Calumet County. Kratz sent dozens of vulgar, creepy text messages to a domestic abuse victim while he was prosecuting her former boyfriend for assaulting her. I wrote about Kratz’s obvious misconduct yesterday. See, Official’s Misconduct: Calumet County District Attorney Ken Kratz’s Treatment of a Crime Victim and Official’s Misconduct: Calumet County District Attorney Ken Kratz’s Treatment of a Crime Victim (Update).
In Crossing the Line, the Journal Sentinel wisely notes that
The Calumet County district attorney either needs to resign or be recalled after sending sexually suggestive text messages to a domestic violence victim while he was prosecuting the woman’s ex-boyfriend.
If he refuses to quit, voters should petition for a recall election to remove him from office. He has proven himself unfit for the job.
Yes, he has. Kratz has lied before about resigning voluntarily from a victims’ rights board (he was pushed out), so perhaps he’s so selfish and dim-witted that he’ll cling to the office as long as he can.
Of concern, also, is Kratz’s assertion, perhaps a lie, that he was ‘cleared’ by legal regulators. I don’t know if that’s true; if it should be true, then Wisconsin’s regulatory authorities owe the state an explanation.