PIERRE - A former South Dakota state lawmaker charged with rape and various other crimes involving two girls who were his foster children posted bond after spending some time in jail Friday night in Pierre.

Former state Rep. Ted Klaudt, R-Walker, left jail after posting bond on four second-degree rape charges filed against him in Hughes County.

A jail employee said Klaudt was behind bars for at least three hours and had to post 10 percent of a $100,000 bond to get out of jail.

He also faces 10 charges in Corson County.

Klaudt had been taken to Deadwood on Friday afternoon for an initial appearance on the Corson County charges and was released on a personal recognizance bond. His legal representative, Platte lawyer and current House Speaker Thomas Deadrick, asked for the same treatment in Pierre, but a magistrate judge set the monetary bond, saying Klaudt posed a threat to the public.

Klaudt wore handcuffs and chains during his court appearance in Pierre.

Klaudt is to appear again in Hughes County Court May 31.

The charges against him are eight counts of second-degree rape, two counts of sexual exploitation, two counts of tampering with a witness and one count each of stalking and sexual contact with a child under the age of 16.

The girls told law officers Klaudt touched their breasts and vaginal areas during what he called exams for a purported scheme to have them donate their eggs to make money, Attorney General Larry Long said. At least one of the alleged offenses involving one girl occurred when she was a page during a legislative session.

Long said Klaudt was convincing the girls that donating their eggs would be a significant financial advantage to them and that it was necessary to perform such acts on them to determine if they would be viable candidates for the procedure.