Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) has put himself at the center of the Democrats’ latest meme: the war on women. Brown recently launched his “Women For Sherrod Brown” subgroup; in doing so, he stated, “There’s a war on women’s rights in Ohio and across the country by some who don’t want women to be in charge of their own health care decisions. I remain committed to ensuring that the voices of Ohio’s women are always heard in the United States Senate.” One of the chief points of Brown’s political agenda has been the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act.
And tomorrow, President Obama is slated to use Brown to launch his formal re-election campaign in Columbus, Ohio.
But perhaps Brown isn’t the best person to lead off the Obama campaign – particularly not if the “war on women” is to remain one of Obama’s key campaign themes. Divorce records from Brown’s first marriage, obtained by Breitbart News, show that during the contentious proceedings, his wife accused him of “extreme cruelty” and “harassment”; she said she was “in fear for the safety … of myself and our children,” and accused Sherrod of “physical violence.” In fact, she said, Brown had “struck and bullied me on several different occasions.” The allegations apparently first became fodder for campaigning during Brown’s race for Congress in 1992.
In May 1986, Larke Brown filed for divorce from her husband, then Ohio Secretary of State Sherrod Brown (who, in court filings, called himself S. Campbell Brown). In her divorce complaint, she alleged that Sherrod had been guilty of “extreme cruelty toward her.”
Larke filed for a motion for a restraining order against Sherrod Brown (below). The motion asked the court to stop Sherrod from “harassing, including telephone harassment, annoying, interfering with or doing bodily harm to this Plaintiff at her residence or elsewhere.” The affidavit to the motion alleged that Larke believed that unless restrained, Sherrod would “harass” or “do bodily harm” to her; she further stated, “I am also intimidated by the Defendant and am in fear for the safety and well-being of myself and our children due to the Defendant’s physical violence and abusive nature.”
The restraining order was granted by the court, and prevented Brown from “harassing, including telephone harassment, annoying, interfering with or doing bodily harm to this Plaintiff at her residence or elsewhere.” In fact, the restraining order enjoined Brown from “coming in or around the Plaintiff’s residence … except for purposes of visitation with the parties’ minor children.”
In October 1986, Larke filed a multi-pronged motion asking for limitation of visitation rights of Sherrod due to “physical and emotional harassment of the Plaintiff” and an order preventing him from coming no closer than the curb of their home during the times he exercises his visitation privileges.
Her affidavit in support of this motion alleged that Sherrod had “embarked on a consistent course of conduct designed to destroy the Plaintiff’s peace of mind as well as to physically and mentally intimidate her.” On several occasions, Larke alleged, her husband had “intimidated, pushed, shoved, and bullied her.”
Rob Porter was Orrin Hatch’s Chief of Staff before Trump hired him.
So, for years his ex-wives kept their mouths shut, or they’re lying now.
My belief is they kept their mouths shut.
Here, in Utah, I have met too many Mormon ex-wives who allege abuse (in private) while putting up with it with smiles (in public.)
Way too many.
Are they liars?
Are their bruises fakes?
Are their knocked out teeth from other causes?
Are their prescriptions for tranqs for other reasons?
And why do so many of the husbands seem two-faced and treacle-sweet in public when I meet them?
My tendency is to buy the stories of the wives, only because he’s a two-faced Mormon and I see them here all the time!
Why did they not come forward to his previous boss?
A Mormon named Orrin Hatch?
The women who say they came forward to the leaders in their church say those leaders took husband’s word over theirs as it was “he said, she said.”
These women are used to being ignored when they plea for help to save a marriage.
Their only way to solve the problem is to dissolve it (on earth) while being bound to him (after death).
Only a few have the guts to go that route.
Remember the liberal outrage over Alan Grayson smacking his wife around? Me neither.
Why is’nt he behind bars where all wife beaters belong and dressed ina a orange jump suit with numbers
brown is a whore dog like the dog clinton. useless senator
The Mormons who work as TV news readers are doing a 180′ and agreeing with President Trump about Rob Porter.
Yes, where is due process nowadays?
Up until this year only Sharia states would punish someone merely suspected of wrongdoing.
Now the mob here in the USA wants blood, too.
@Nanny G: Well, if you will notice, that sort of accusation-based “justice” only cuts one way.