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Prominent DeSantis donor dies in apparent suicide during sexual misconduct probe: report
NY Post ^ | 12/13/22 | Olivia Land

Posted on 12/14/2022 7:40:59 AM PST by JonPreston

A prominent ally of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis with unprecedented access to local authorities and reportedly under investigation for alleged sexual misconduct has died in what is being investigated as a suicide.

Kent Stermon, 50, of Jacksonville, was found dead in a truck parked outside the Atlantic Beach post office around 8 p.m. Thursday, the Florida Times-Union reported.

Stermon had been reported missing by his wife, Christie, after his heart monitor stopped earlier that day, the First Coast News reported.

Shortly after the discovery of his body, police announced they were investigating his death as a suicide.

Stermon was under investigation for alleged sexual misconduct at the time of his death, law enforcement sources told the Times-Union.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Florida; US: New York
KEYWORDS: atlanticbeach; christiestermon; desantis; donor; fl; florida; jacksonville; jebbush; kentstermon; maga; newyork; newyorkcity; newyorkpost; olivialand; rondesantis; suicide
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They say it was suicide and they call it "sexual misconduct." Some shady donors seem to be clinging to DeSantis. He needs to fix that perception.


1 posted on 12/14/2022 7:40:59 AM PST by JonPreston
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To: JonPreston

He’s from Jacksonville, which is the sane part of Florida... or the most redneck. He might have been offed to pave the way for more Miami types to fill up DeSantis’s administration.


2 posted on 12/14/2022 7:45:57 AM PST by who_would_fardels_bear (What is left around which to circle the wagons?)
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a.) What type of sexual misconduct. Kids, I'll bet.

b.) Outside of post office? He mailed something. Suicide note? Confession naming names?

c.) DeSantis has some shady friends. Another clue to his derpishness?

d.) Go Q+.


3 posted on 12/14/2022 7:46:28 AM PST by bagster ("Even bad men love their mamas".)
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To: JonPreston

Every time they do a story on fraudster Sam Bankman Fried, Iwant to see the headline like this: “PROMINENT BIDEN DONOR BILKED CLUELESS CLIENTS OUT OF BILLIONS “.


4 posted on 12/14/2022 7:48:51 AM PST by Orosius (A)
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To: JonPreston; Joe Brower

BTTT.


5 posted on 12/14/2022 7:52:39 AM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (FBI out of Florida!)
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To: who_would_fardels_bear

Thanks for posting… I am thinking about Florida as a sanctuary state for healthcare workers who chose to wait out the vax for 20 years.
That is my standard for any meds… wait a generation to see the unintended, or maybe intended consequences for my health.


6 posted on 12/14/2022 7:54:01 AM PST by momincombatboots (QEphesians 6... who you are really at war with)
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To: bagster
What type of sexual misconduct. Kids, I'll bet.

It's a well known fact that no man has ever committed suicide after a dalliance with a hot adult blonde, or a brunette, Ginger, etc.

7 posted on 12/14/2022 7:54:37 AM PST by JonPreston
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To: bagster

If you know dark secrets about someone it has historically been very bad for your health if that guy decides to run for President.


8 posted on 12/14/2022 7:57:35 AM PST by Renfrew
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To: JonPreston
The obvious top 3 causes of death are:

1. clot shot, or

2. knew too much on the Clintons, or

3. was overheard in Florida saying Bobby Bowden wasn't good enough to shine Jimbo's shoes.

9 posted on 12/14/2022 8:03:16 AM PST by Tell It Right (1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: JonPreston

Oh good God. You become prominent, it’s likely some of your supporters will be jerks. Whether predators, or financial games, anything, you’re likely to have some bad people in there.


10 posted on 12/14/2022 8:09:17 AM PST by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMV)
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To: JonPreston; JulieRNR21; Travis McGee; AAABEST; kinganamort; katherineisgreat; floriduh voter; ...
First I heard of this. Anyone care to comment? Besides the usual participants in the circular firing squad, that is.

Florida Freeper

I'm compiling a list of FReepers interested in Florida-related topics.
If you want to be added, please FReepMail me.

11 posted on 12/14/2022 8:09:20 AM PST by Joe Brower ("Might we not live in a nobler dream than this?" -- John Ruskin)
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To: Joe Brower

MSM radar is shifting from Trump to DeSantis.
Kill ‘em all if they are pro-life.


12 posted on 12/14/2022 8:15:01 AM PST by George from New England
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To: who_would_fardels_bear

Maybe I am becoming paraparanoid but I expect we will see more of these types of stories. Are they true? Some are perhaps but even the false ones stick to and damage people so I suspect a portion will be manufactured with smearing DeSantis the ultimate aim.


13 posted on 12/14/2022 8:16:09 AM PST by lastchance (Credo.)
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To: George from New England
They'd like to, but they don't have the guts and they don't have the skill.

Of course, they also have a lot of disaffected conservatives who have swallowed the 'DeSantis is a DEEP STATE TOOL!' Kool-Aid and are apparently happy to do the left's work for them.

14 posted on 12/14/2022 8:17:56 AM PST by Joe Brower ("Might we not live in a nobler dream than this?" -- John Ruskin)
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To: JonPreston

RAT donors do this all of the time and it never makes the “news”.


15 posted on 12/14/2022 8:19:13 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (Hey Amerika! The whole world is watching and laughing their asses off. )
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To: Joe Brower

That’s usually what those “disaffected” say about DeSantis supporters.


16 posted on 12/14/2022 8:20:23 AM PST by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMV)
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>> In the wake of Stermon’s death, some law enforcement veterans questioned the ethics of his seemingly unchecked access to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. <<

“Unchecked access” to an office that nonetheless opened up a prosecutorial investigation that led to his suicide.

So apparently this guy was DeSantis’ landlord when DeSantis had to suddenly move to remain in his district after off-year redistricting and in return made a mid-sized campaign donation ($50,000). This is the opposite of how money laundering works. If you’re trying to nefariously influence a politician, you want to help him convert campaign finances (which a typical House candidate would have millions of dollars of, but can’t spend for his own benefit) into actual wealth for the candidate.

OK, NY Post, I’ll go choose between the whore-mongering casino owner who swears he doesn’t need Christ’s forgiveness or the Marxist Chinese puppet who likes to smell children.


17 posted on 12/14/2022 8:20:41 AM PST by dangus
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To: JonPreston

Y’all didn’t really think they were going to treat him any better than Trump did ya?

It’s okay when Biden or a demorat does it. I mean look who their friends are.


18 posted on 12/14/2022 8:28:20 AM PST by dforest
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To: JonPreston

Your assumption is wrong. Legally sexual misconduct refers to offenses ranging from workplace harassment, exposure, improper touching, sexual coercion,rape and such offenses. The official definition will vary by state. Under Florida Statute its definition and prohibition is usually found in laws regarding professional conduct. It is not used to define the sexual assault of minors.


19 posted on 12/14/2022 8:33:23 AM PST by lastchance (Credo.)
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To: Joe Brower

He very well could be a deep state tool. The jury is out. I will wait to see if he runs and who is backing him if he does run. People don’t give Trump any free passes if he willingly or unwillingly associates with a person who end up a little shady. DeSantis should not get a free pass either.

He needs to research his friends and people he takes money from in the future.


20 posted on 12/14/2022 8:35:14 AM PST by dforest
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