Politics & Government

Candidate's Sign Defaced With "Pleez Rape"

Charleston County Councilwoman Colleen Condon is a rape survivor.

A campaign sign for a Charleston County Council member has been defaced, with a plea for someone to rape the female candidate.

Councilwoman Colleen Condon is herself a rape survivor. 

The sign was returned to the Democratic Party headquarters in West Ashley.

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One of Condon's supporters came across one of her campaign signs that had the message "pleez(sic) Rape" scrawled above Condon's name.

"You know I don't care if you want to state your beliefs, or if you don't agree with me," Condon said. "But as survivor of rape I find this particularly offensive."

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