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Sex assault prosecutor Ian Kersting, 34, dies by gunshot in DA's office
MSN ^ | January 06, 2025 | Gina Martinez, Hannah Broughton

Posted on 01/06/2025 9:21:41 AM PST by Vendome

A prosecutor from Orleans Parish, specializing in sexual assault cases, tragically took his own life inside the District Attorney's office building.

Assistant District Attorney Ian Kersting, aged 34, was discovered on Saturday around 9 p. m.

with a suspected self-inflicted gunshot wound within the DA's office ...

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; US: Louisiana
KEYWORDS: a; adamnshamewhat; adarnshamewhat; banglist; darn; kerstin; neworleans; orleansparish; shame; suicide; what
Suspected suicide?

Rest in Peace

1 posted on 01/06/2025 9:21:41 AM PST by Vendome
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To: Vendome

For his next trick, he’s going to blow up his car.


2 posted on 01/06/2025 9:22:48 AM PST by ClearCase_guy
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To: ClearCase_guy

LOL! Was he going to be EXPOSED as a SEXUAL ASSAULTER?


3 posted on 01/06/2025 9:25:20 AM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Vendome

The media trying to have it both ways until it is factually determined what happened?

It turns out he was murdered, the media will say that they had that fact in their headline.

If it turns out that he died by suicide, the media will say that they had that fact in their story.


4 posted on 01/06/2025 9:31:27 AM PST by Jonty30 (Genghis Khan did not have the most descendants. His father had more. )
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To: Vendome

Working with sexual assault victims. It’s probably about to come out that he got involved with one during the case. Rather common in that field…cops too.


6 posted on 01/06/2025 9:57:42 AM PST by DesertRhino (2016 Star Wars, 2020 The Empire Strikes Back, 2024... RETURN OF THE JEDI..)
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7 posted on 01/06/2025 10:08:08 AM PST by plain talk
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To: Vendome
Will he get time-and-a-half for going into the office on Saturday?
8 posted on 01/06/2025 10:17:58 AM PST by zeestephen (Trump Landslide? Kamala lost Wisc, Mich, and Penn, by 230,000 votes.)
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To: Vendome

I’m not an everything-is-a-conspiracy guy but the specific nature of this guy’s job assignment would result in some powerful enemies.


9 posted on 01/06/2025 10:20:45 AM PST by plain talk
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To: plain talk

and mentally draining also if viewing horrific children crimes. I couldn’t do it.


10 posted on 01/06/2025 10:24:48 AM PST by BipolarBob (I injured myself measuring radio frequencies. It still Hertz.)
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To: Ann Archy

“LOL! Was he going to be EXPOSED as a SEXUAL ASSAULTER?”

Probably the opposite.


11 posted on 01/06/2025 10:27:03 AM PST by TexasGator (|1211i.11'1/'1/11111)
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To: plain talk

Agree


12 posted on 01/06/2025 10:27:49 AM PST by TexasGator (|1211i.11'1/'1/11111)
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To: Vendome

I have a suspicious these sudden, high profile, suicides are people afraid the Epstein list will be released.


13 posted on 01/06/2025 10:42:12 AM PST by rottweiller_inc (inter canem et lupum)
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I have a suspicion these ASSISTED SUICIDES are done by people afraid their crimes will be exposed.


14 posted on 01/06/2025 10:48:22 AM PST by hoosierham (Freedom isnt free)
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To: plain talk

Photo....

That’s why there are hit men (and women). Leave it to the paid professionals like she does.


15 posted on 01/06/2025 11:01:12 AM PST by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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To: hoosierham

They really do seem very strange. Like mushrooms after a rain.


16 posted on 01/06/2025 12:50:02 PM PST by rottweiller_inc (inter canem et lupum)
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To: Vendome

Some times the voices only you her wins.


17 posted on 01/06/2025 12:58:57 PM PST by Vaduz
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Sad...
Two shots to the back of his head?
If so: Must have been painful to the arms and shoulders while aiming...


18 posted on 01/06/2025 2:04:26 PM PST by SuperLuminal
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