Wife Of KY Rep. Who Died From Suicide After Allegations To Run For His Seat
Source: Associated Press
By ADAM BEAM Published DECEMBER 14, 2017 4:55 PM
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) The wife of a Kentucky lawmaker who killed himself after a sexual assault allegation surfaced this week defended her husband Thursday and said she will run for his seat because these high-tech lynchings based on lies and half-truths cant be allowed to win the day.
In a statement a day after Dan Johnsons suicide, Rebecca Johnson said she has been fighting behind her husband for 30 years and his fight will go on.
Dan is gone but the story of his life is far from over, she said.
Johnson shot himself Wednesday night near a road in a secluded area. Two days earlier, the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting published a story detailing allegations that he sexually assaulted a 17-year-old girl in his basement in 2013. The story prompted state leaders of both major political parties to call for his resignation, and authorities reopened the investigation that had been closed without charges.
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lunasun
(21,646 posts)deplorable.
d_r
(6,907 posts)brush
(53,978 posts)Tiggeroshii
(11,088 posts)snooper2
(30,151 posts)I'm sure his constituents will welcome her LOL
Siwsan
(26,336 posts)Whew - wondered if that would all fit in the title!
Anyway, it would be interesting if they ended up running against each other.
Tiggeroshii
(11,088 posts)can't quite put my finger on it.
yallerdawg
(16,104 posts)Too soon?
n2doc
(47,953 posts)More sucking on the Government Teat.What a piece of work.
ToxMarz
(2,169 posts)bobbieinok
(12,858 posts)Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)because she's nowhere near as skilled a con artist as dear hubby was...
dhill926
(16,393 posts)RhodeIslandOne
(5,042 posts)Butter wouldnt melt in her mouth.
TheCowsCameHome
(40,169 posts)smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)dalton99a
(81,709 posts)ChubbyStar
(3,191 posts)Hubby had that trick dialed in....