Claim: In one of the most blatantly false attack ads of the political season, an outside Republican group blamed a former assistant district attorney now running for attorney general in Pennsylvania of going "soft" with plea deals in two rape cases she never actually handled. In one case, the ad says, a judge "rejected  Kane's weak deal because of the brutality of the crime and age of the victim," and in another case, the ad says Kane "went soft on a rapist of a 16-year-old who was released and later assaulted two more women."
Fact-check: 'Soft' on Rape? Nonsense - FactCheck.org
Verdict: in one of the most blatantly false attack ads of the political season, an outside republican group blamed a former assistant district attorney now running for attorney general in pennsylvania of going "soft" with plea deals in two rape cases she never actually handled. in one case, the ad says, a judge "rejected  kane's weak deal because of the brutality of the crime and age of the victim," and in another case, the ad says kane "went soft on a rapist of a 16-year-old who was released and later assaulted two more women."
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Robert Farley
Date published: 2012-09-27T21:30:16