This Bitch:GOP Rapist John Jessup

Just days after being elected to his local County Council, John Jessup—a current GOP Commissioner for Hancock County’s District 1—pleaded guilty in a Nevada sexual assault case.

Jessup pled guilty to one count of attempted sexual assault as the result of a plea deal that lowered the charge from a Level A felony to a Level B felony—which is punishable by up to 20 years in prison. He was recently elected to the Hancock County Council as one of three Republican candidates. He received over 15,000 votes while both Democrat challengers barely cracked 10,000 each.

Jessup has been held in Las Vegas since June 26 after being arrested in Hancock County and extradited to Nevada. He was granted house arrest on August 10 after posting a $100,000 bond and has been staying in the area as his case progressed.

The arrest stemmed from a reported sexual assault of a woman in January after she and Jessup had a drunken night out in Las Vegas. The victim alleges that Jessup forced her to drink excessive amounts of alcohol before taking advantage of her in his hotel room and sexually assaulting her.

Witnesses who were with Jessup and the victim corroborated the woman’s story, adding that Jessup said “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas” multiple times throughout the night. At the time of his arrest, Jessup allegedly told police there was “nothing criminal” about what he’d done, describing the incident as a “f***ed up, drunk night.”

Hold on to that admission ...

A jury trial in Jessup’s case was originally scheduled to begin in late February but that trial was canceled following his plea deal; Jessup will be sentenced in April 2025, and while his attempted sexual assault charge is a probational offense, he said he expects the Las Vegas prosecutor to ask for prison time:

“We’ll be arguing for probation while the prosecution will argue from eight to 20 [years]. I didn’t have much of a choice today, it was either take the deal or go to trial … The other deal that was available for me today was to take four years in prison.”

Hancock County Republican Chair Janice D. Silvey says Jessup is planning to resign from the council as soon as he is officially sworn:

“It’s been my greatest honor serving the people of Hancock County and I’m deeply, deeply ashamed and profoundly sorry for the shame that I brought to the county,” Jessup said.

Quick to take a plea and quick to resign; huh. That seems odd until you hear the full story …

One of Rachel Jessup’s fondest childhood memories was going to the polls on Election Day with her dad, John Jessup. She began going to the polls with her dad when she was in kindergarten:

“‘Please vote for my daddy’ is what I used to say to voters. I was a typical 5-year-old kid who idolized my dad, and as I got older I always supported his political runs because I was his go-to person going to the polls with him. I was a daddy’s girl.”

Rachel, now a 22-year-old college student, is trying to forget Jessup, a man she now calls “John” instead of “Dad.” Rachel is John Jessup’s youngest biological daughter and is the woman Jessup is accused of sexually assaulting during that drunken night in Las Vegas in late January. Jessup had taken his daughter there to celebrate her 21st birthday.

Yes, he sexually assaulted his own child and after being accused of the crime called it no big deal and was elected to office. But is that really so odd, electing a rapist to county council after you elected a rapist President?

This Bitch needs a good long lockup.

Joe.My.God