Kentucky state lawmaker faces domestic violence charges

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Kentucky state Rep. Robert Goforth (R) was arrested Tuesday on domestic violence charges. Goforth, 44, was arrested on first-degree strangulation, fourth-degree domestic violence and third-degree terroristic threatening charges about 3 a.m. Tuesday.

Deputies from the Laurel County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to a complaint “that a female subject was at 911 Dispatch Center in London, Ky, wanting to speak to a deputy regarding an alleged domestic assault that had just occurred with three small children still in the home,” the sheriff’s office shared in a statement on Facebook.

The statement said that the woman had visible marks on her forehead, neck, arms and legs. There was allegedly an altercation in which she was strangled, and the woman accused Goforth of saying that “he was going to kill her.” The alleged assault happened about 1:30 a.m., the Louisville Courier Journal reported. The woman completed paperwork for an emergency protective order, and she told deputies that Goforth tried to “hog tie her,” according to the Courier Journal.

Police said the man attempted to strangle the woman with an Ethernet cable and strangled her “to the point that she had difficulty breathing and believed she was going to pass out,” according to the outlet. He also allegedly struck her and left a bruise on her forehead. The woman said she was able to leave the residence after promising to unlock her phone, which “initiated the altercation,” according to the arrest citation, the Louisville Courier Journal reported.

The Kentucky General Assembly voted in 2019 to elevate strangulation to a felony offense ...
Goforth was released from jail Tuesday after posting a $25,000 bond. His arraignment hearing is scheduled for June 1.

https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/493944-former-gubernatorial-candidate-facing-domestic-violence-charges

[Mike 03]

1. Goforth has a prior accusation too, according to the article

"This is not the first time a victim of Mr. Goforth’s violent assaults has come forward," McNee said. "Republican leadership has ignored this for far too long, it is time for them to take action. Goforth needs to go."

At the beginning of his 2019 gubernatorial primary bid against former Gov. Matt Bevin (R), Goforth was accused of sexually assaulting a woman more than a decade ago. He has denied those allegations, according to the Courier Journal.

Disgusting.

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2. Oh, a republican!

There are those family values for you. These people are the biggest hypocrites on the face of the earth. They are exactly the opposite of what they advertise themselves to be.