August 26, 2004
Bush Campaign Adviser Quits After Prior Sexual Misconduct Exposed
Deal Hudson, the publisher of the conservative Roman Catholic journal Crisis and the architect of a Republican effort to court Catholic voters, said he is resigning as an adviser to the Bush campaign because of a newspaper's investigation into accusations of sexual misconduct involving a student at a college where he once taught. According to documents obtained by National Catholic Reporter, Hudson invited a vulnerable freshman undergraduate, Cara Poppas, to join a group of older students for a pre-Lenten “Fat Tuesday” night of partying at a Greenwich Village bar. The night concluded after midnight in Hudson’s Fordham office, where he and the drunken 18-year-old exchanged sexual favors. The fallout would force his resignation from a tenured position at the Jesuit school, cost him $30,000, and derail a promising academic career.Sponsored Links:
Posted by Editor at August 26, 2004 08:32 PM