Eric Bodenweiser’s decision to run for a Delaware state senate seat caused his accuser to report 25 year old charges of child sexual abuse to the authorities.
The Wilmington News Journal reports that is what the accuser told the paper on the condition that he not be named.
The News Journal has a policy of not identifying victims of sexual abuse.
An indictment was handed down on Monday that charges Bodenweiser with repeated sexual relations with a boy who lived in his neighborhood in Frankford in the late 1980’s.
All of the abuse, his accuser took place in Bodenweiser’s home.
The alleged victim told the paper he has been carrying this around for 25 years and just wanted to get through this and on with his life.
The 53-year old Bodenweiser has been released on a $250-thousand bond.
Associated Press reports that after winning the GOP primary, the tea party-backed Bodenweiser suspended his campaign for the 19th District Senate seat Oct. 12. He formally dropped out of the race last week.
AP says Bodenweiser did not immediately return a message left on his cell phone.
