Republican Leader Matt Wingard accused of sexual misconduct w/ minor, providing alcohol, and payola

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6. Wingard would frequently host parties at his house and provide alcohol to minors ...

Lawmaker leaves leadership post after sex, alcohol claims
Rep. Matt Wingard apologizes and quits as deputy GOP leader

By Jonathan Cooper

The Associated Press

Jun 14, 2012 = http://www.registerguard.com/web/newslocalnews/28227780-41/wingard-woman-alcohol-investigators-relationship.html.csp

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Authorities at the state Department of Justice closed their investigation without filing charges after the woman, now 23, said the sex was consensual.

According to the investigators’ report, the woman told authorities in January that Wingard pursued her while she worked for him during the 2009 legislative session. She said Wingard would ignore her if she didn’t agree to his requests to have dinner or to send explicit text messages. She said she felt like Wingard was punishing her, so she complied to avoid a hostile work environment.

The woman ... also told investigators that Wingard would frequently host parties at his house and provide alcohol to minors, and that she attended several of them before she was 21.

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Investigators concluded the sexual relationship was not a crime because the woman consented to it, and the statute of limitations had run out on alcohol charges.