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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNebraska state senator to resign amid accusations from aide
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) Nebraska state Sen. Mike Groene denied accusations Friday that he took inappropriate photos of a female legislative aide without her knowledge, but he said he was going to resign next week to avoid putting his family through a public ordeal.
Groene, conservative Republican who speaks bluntly and often clashes with his Democratic colleagues, said he was preparing a resignation letter. Groene, 66, was scheduled to leave the Legislature next year due to term limits. He recently said he planned to run for the University of Nebraska Board of Regents, but he said Friday that he would withdraw from that race as well and retire.
Im done. I really dont care, Groene told The Associated Press. I dont care about politics anymore. Ive got bigger fish to fry.
His comments came after an online news outlet, Nebraska Sunrise News, reported that a longtime legislative aide had filed a complaint accusing Groene of taking inappropriate photos of her without her knowledge. The article said she discovered the photos on Groenes laptop, which he had given her to complete work-related projects.
https://apnews.com/article/business-legislature-nebraska-term-limits-university-of-nebraska-4e1c6b79f26b44552d65acb00165a123
Isn't it curious that purely innocent photos would make this poor man run for the exits...
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Nebraska state senator to resign amid accusations from aide (Original Post)
Zorro
Feb 2022
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OAITW r.2.0
(24,291 posts)1. The Face of Republican Nebraska politics.
Looks like a lot of Republican State Senate Legislators. The "Family Values" Party.
3Hotdogs
(12,330 posts)2. I like the cute, Bill lHaley curl on his forehead.
DET
(1,299 posts)3. Poor Man's Newt Gingrich
Imagine knowing that this repulsive pig has taken inappropriate pictures of you. I hope his bigger fish to fry is a lawsuit. I am so sick of these disgusting, hypocritical Republican men.
duhneece
(4,110 posts)4. And he had wanted to be around university students as a Regent
Disgusting creep.