凤凰城：众议员 Abe Hamadeh 悬赏1万美元缉拿涉性侵其对手的两名男子
位于亚利桑那州马里科帕县的凤凰城都会区是这起选战风波的所在地。亚利桑那州第八国会选区共和党现任联邦众议员 Abe Hamadeh 10月20日宣布，悬赏1万美元征集线索，缉拿涉嫌性侵其民主党对手 Bernadette Greene-Placentia 的两名男子。Greene-Placentia 称，今年8月14日凌晨，她在 Sun City 独自修理竞选路牌时被袭击者击昏并性侵，案件由当地执法部门调查，两名嫌疑人仍在追缉中。
Hamadeh 在声明中说：「没有什么比选民的安全更重要。作为一名前检察官，我一直为性侵幸存者发声。」悬赏宣布的同一天，民主党众议员 Yassamin Ansari、Melanie Stansbury 与 Maxine Dexter 原定举行新闻发布会，谴责性暴力并声援 Greene-Placentia。
Greene-Placentia 竞选团队发言人 Craig Beckman 随即回应，称 Hamadeh 曾公开反对将面临59项强奸与性贩运指控的 Andrew Tate 与 Tristan Tate 兄弟引渡到英国受审，并质问为何他一面呼吁为 Bernadette 伸张正义，一面反对让其他被控性暴力的男子出庭受审。第八选区覆盖凤凰城西北都会区大片区域，包括 Glendale、Peoria 等地，是共和党传统优势选区。（GSM 据《亚利桑那共和报》报道）
Phoenix: Rep. Abe Hamadeh Offers $10,000 Reward in Case Involving His Opponent; Her Campaign Questions His Record
The Phoenix metro area, in Maricopa County, Arizona, is the setting for this campaign dispute. Rep. Abe Hamadeh, the Republican incumbent in Arizona's 8th Congressional District, announced on October 20 a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of two men suspected of sexually assaulting his Democratic opponent, Bernadette Greene-Placentia. Greene-Placentia told sheriff's deputies she was knocked unconscious and raped while fixing campaign road signs alone in Sun City in the early hours of August 14. The case is under investigation by local law enforcement, and the two suspects remain at large.
"Nothing is more important to me than the safety and security of my constituents," Hamadeh said in a statement. "As a former prosecutor who has fought for survivors of sexual assault, I am offering a reward for information leading to the capture and arrest of the two individuals responsible for this crime." The announcement came the same day Democratic Reps. Yassamin Ansari, Melanie Stansbury and Maxine Dexter were set to hold a news conference condemning sexual violence and standing in solidarity with Greene-Placentia.
Craig Beckman, a spokesperson for Greene-Placentia's campaign, responded that Hamadeh had publicly opposed extraditing Andrew and Tristan Tate to Britain, where they face 59 charges related to rape and sex trafficking, asking why he calls for accountability in Bernadette's case while opposing the extradition of other men accused of sexual violence. The 8th District covers a large part of the northwest metro Phoenix area, including Glendale and Peoria, and is a solidly Republican district. (GSM, based on The Arizona Republic reporting)
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