Before Mike Huckabee paroled rapist Wayne Dumond, Dumond became a cause celebre for rabid right-wingers. One of his victims was a 17 year old relative of Bill Clinton. Of course the rape was a Clinton conspiracy. As were the other assaults  Dumond was charged with. But Huckabee claims it was a Clinton appointee who released Dumond. Except Huckabee wrote a personal letter to Dumond arguing for his release.

Here's a letter Huckabee received before paroling Dumond:

It is with much anguish that I am once again compelled to plead with you to not release Wayne Dumond from prison.

As a rape victim of Dumond, I fear for my personal safety, along with that of my family members as well as that of Ashley Stevens, her family and the public in general...

Even though it was 23 years ago this month when he forever changed my life by breaking into my home and raping me at knifepoint, I can still recall the exact tone of his voice as I woke up to him leaning over me in the dark with a knife at my throat.  As soon as I opened my eyes, his first words were "You're about to be raped."  Those words still bring a chill to my body just thinking of them.

Just the sight of him on television and hearing his voice is more than I can bear.  I have to turn my head to keep from looking directly at him.  When he sits in front of a camera and denies his guilt while continually making derogatory remarks aimed at Ashley or me, I am amazed that he is able to draw so much media attention when his "story" changes every time he tells it.  However, the exact details of what actually happened to me are forever branded in my mind and have left scars that will never heal.