Joel Koskan (R), who ran unsuccessfully for the South Dakota state Senate in 2022 and days before the election was arrested on charges relating to child abuse, pleaded guilty to two counts of felony incest, the Sioux Falls Argus Leader reports.
He was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
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