When I first saw this story, my first thought was….”WTF?!??!”
Via The Charlotte Observer (Via and H/T to PowerLine Blog)
Allegations that a local Democratic official and her husband were involved in satanic rituals that included shackling people to beds, caging them and depriving them of food and water have horrified county party leaders.
Joy Johnson, 30, a third vice-chairwoman of the Durham County Democratic Party and vice chairwoman of the Young Democrats, was charged Friday with two counts of aiding and abetting.
Her husband, Joseph Scott Craig, 25, was charged with second-degree rape, second-degree kidnapping and two counts of assault with a deadly weapon for an incident in January and another in May.
The two made an appearance in court Monday morning after spending the weekend in the Durham County jail.
Mark McCullough, an assistant district attorney, urged Judge Nancy Gordon to increase Johnson’s bond to $500,000 from the $270,000 set by a magistrate. “Part of the allegations are that satanic worship is part of this case,” McCullough said.
Gordon kept Johnson’s bond at $270,000. Craig’s bond remained at $500,000. Each was ordered to stay away from the accusers. Craig has been charged with beating a man with a cane and a cable cord and assaulting a woman with a wooden cane and raping her.
Both of these people worked for and were officials of the left-wing Durham People’s Alliance.
Oy…. I’ve heard of strange bedfellows, But this??!?! Whoa!
Also, it has already been said, but could you imagine had this been a Republican? The news would running out of open taps for days on end. But because it is a Democrat, it’s a local story. How quaint.
Maybe they’ll get lucky and the Obamassiah will magically get them released from Jail. One can dream, right?
Others: Gateway Pundit