It’s been a very rough 24 hours for GOP lawmaker Rep. Nick Sauer of Illinois.
Yesterday, Politico published a bombshell report accusing the young Republican of using his ex-girlfriend’s nude photos to create a fake Instagram account in order to “catfish” other guys into having “graphic conversations of a sexual nature”.
Now, in a series of very cryptic tweets, a man claiming to be Sauer’s former college acquaintance has come forward with even more shocking claims against the disgraced lawmaker.
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Collin Krum is a freelance writer, video producer, and event planner from Portland, Oregon. According to his Twitter bio, he’s an “#LAKings fan. Ski bum. 6x #NASASocialalum. Bylines at @Jalopnik and @AviationWeek. Coaching staff at @HWAthletics. 2x plane crash survivor.”
Krum attended Southern Oregon University and University of Denver purportedly with Nick Sauer. And apparently they didn’t get along.
In a series of tweets written yesterday, Krum makes some pretty startling accusations against Sauer and implies that what we learned yesterday may just be the tip of the iceberg.
It all starts with this tweet, in which Krum calls Saucer “toxic” and “narcissistic”:
But he doesn’t stop there.
Krum goes on to say that he knows “dozens of people” who have allegedly been violated by Sauer, who he labels a “predator of the highest order”, over the years. He also makes a public call to Sauer’s accuser, Kate Kelly, and her lawyers to reach out to him:
In a followup tweet, Krum goes into further detail about the alleged violence he suffered at the hands of Sauer, which he says involved an electric razor:
When asked by someone if he was talking about going to college in Denver, Krum claims that, yes, the two lived together, had several classes together, and knew each other well:
Hours after the story broke yesterday, 29-year-old Sauer announced his immediately resignation from public office.
In his resignation letter, Sauer didn’t admit to any wrongdoing. Instead, he said he was stepping down “as a result of the allegations” by “a former girlfriend” which he believes will a “distraction” from his job.
“After speaking with my family, I feel it best to step away from my public responsibilities,” the letter stated.
He then deactivated his Twitter and Facebook pages and set his Instagram page to private.
Not surprisingly, Krum also has an opinion on Sauer’s resignation letter:
We have a feeling this is going to get ugly. We’re now patiently waiting for whatever shoes are yet to drop…
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Kangol
Sounds like this winner is due for a post in the Trump White House.
Mack
New Press Secretary?
hellinhaven
Perfect person to sit in queen trump’s royal court…both of them have been sick bastards all their lives..and yes karma is a bitch. I hope it is misery to both of these self-centered looney toons.
sfmike64
THANKS OBAMA! 😉
This is so deliciously weird.
jimstoic
I see American Psycho.
RobtheElder
I’m still trying to wrap my mind around what Nick Sauer has been doing. He’s going on social media with an unfortunate nude picture of an ex-girlfriend and pretending to be her soliciting eligible young men who are attracted to her beauty… And then what? This joke is absent a punchline. Does he carry on vicarious conversations with these young men whom he’s solicited using a nude photo? Does he encourage them to reciprocate by sending similarly nude pictures of themselves? Is he a gay voyeur? He certainly is remiss if he intends to impersonate his former girlfriend in anything other than print media. Other than his voyeuristic proclivities and the loss of his political career, what did he hope to attain? Unfortunately, unless someone hits him with a lawsuit that would provoke discovery, we may not have the answer. Girlfriend to this loser, you may be the only source of an answer. Anything Nick Sauer says from here on, will only stick him more securely in the tar. I’d quit while I was completely ruined, if I was him… And he’s not smart enough or cute enough to interest the likes of me… RobtheElder
Bryguyf69
Yeah, there’s clearly a lot we don’t know — like what kind of psychopathy would cause Sauer to do this. Most people would assume, revenge porn. But according to Politico, this all started when the two started dating! And this isn’t just “normal” catfishing where a random photo is used. What kind of sick motive would make him want to hurt someone he had presumably loved?
She broke up with him after she found out that he was dating other women. As such, I bet that the ex-roomie is correct: Sauer probably victimized other women in the same way.
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/08/01/illinois-lawmaker-nude-photos-754563
Brian
I agree. Sharing the photo is one thing… but pretending to be her?? Allegedly, he does have sexually explicit conversations with the men. He sounds closeted gay or bi, but no news reports really say that. It doesn’t make sense.
Donston
It actually makes plenty of sense. No matter the dimensions of his orientation he gets off most on manipulating others, power plays, keeping secrets and pretending to be different people. Not very unusual stuff, especially where politicians are concerned.
Bryguyf69
Wow … such vengeful vitriol from the ex-roommate! There has to be more than an electric razor assault. And I believe him for the simple fact that no one would risk a massive libel suit if there wasn’t evidence.
Speaking of lawsuits, Sauer will probably be the target of many. Not only from his ex-girlfriend, but from the men he catfished. I can’t believe that no lawsuit has ever been filed for catfishing, so this may set a precedence.
seaguy
The razor thing sounds like some sort of college prank or hazing ritual. I wonder if they were in a frat or if they just lived in the same house? Part of me thinks he must have been using the conversations for sexual gratification otherwise what would be the reason for carrying on like that?
Bryguyf69
Seaguy – Yeah, there’s clearly a lot we don’t know — like what kind of psychopathy would cause Sauer to do this. It sounds like something along the lines of Hitchcock’s Psycho. Most people would assume revenge porn as the reason. But according to Politico, this all started when the two started dating! And this isn’t just “normal” catfishing where a random photo is used. What kind of sick motive would make him want to hurt someone he had presumably loved?
She broke up with him after she found out that he was dating other women. As such, I bet that the ex-roomie is correct: Sauer probably victimized other women in the same way.
I’m on the fence about any gay motivation. It’s not clear if the other men ever sent any nude photos, and I don’t know the contents of the conversations.
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/08/01/illinois-lawmaker-nude-photos-754563
DCguy
More of those Republican “Family Values” I see.
letsclarify
Just to clarify one fact: He’s 35, not 29.
frankcar1965
He obviously was getting his rocks off and using her pics to do it by having guys send him naked pics of themselves. I really do not think it was anything specific to her, he just used her pics. I can see him jerking off to the dick pics they sent him, closet case big time with a side of family values.
Kernos
I just went to his Twitter page – Account has been suspended. The ad hominem attacks I guess…
blazer68
I bet him and Aaron Schock would make great roommates. They can go pick up chicks together. Hehehe. I barely typed that wiper laughing. Pick up *icks named Bob and John more like it. But I am just gossiping.