“This news is beyond disturbing, and now that there’s a possibility of the charges being elevated to a felony, Cresent Hardy owes the people he hopes to represent an explanation,” said Drew Godinich, DCCC spokesman. “His continued silence is unacceptable.”
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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Las Vegas Review Journal: Gloria Allred to Las Vegas political consultant: You can’t hide
Ramona Giwargis | May 9, 2018
https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/courts/gloria-allred-to-las-vegas-political-consultant-you-cant-hide/
Benjamin Sparks pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor domestic battery charge through a lawyer Tuesday, while his alleged victim’s attorney had choice words for the Las Vegas political consultant.
“You can run, but you can’t hide. You can’t hide any more than New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman can hide,” attorney Gloria Allred said while standing outside the courtroom. “So come and face the justice system.”
Sparks was not in Las Vegas Justice Court for his arraignment, and Judge Melanie Andress-Tobiasson set a trial date for Aug. 15. Sparks, who reportedly fled to Texas after a domestic dispute, has been charged with misdemeanor domestic battery of his ex-fiancee in March.
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Documents obtained by the Review-Journal show that Sparks, 35, required the woman to sign a contract to become his sex slave, forcing her to kneel before him, walk around naked and wear a collar. The couple dated for about four months.
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“I think there is enough evidence for the prosecutor to amend this complaint to a felony,” Allred said. “I think my client has demonstrated enormous courage in going forward with this and we’ll see whether Mr. Sparks, the defendant in this case, also has courage or if he’s going to be cowardly and evade accountability.”
Sparks, who was fired after the incident by the political consulting firm RedRock Strategies, worked on the campaigns for Republican candidates Mitt Romney, U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and Nevada’s former U.S. Rep. Cresent Hardy, who is running again for the 4th Congressional District seat.
Hardy did not respond to a request for comment. Deanna Forbush, an attorney who represents RedRock Strategies, was in court Tuesday but declined comment.
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