Kentucky lawmaker who was accused of molesting a teenage girl likely killed himself, coroner says

[brooklynite]

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Source: Washington Post

Kentucky lawmaker Dan Johnson was found dead Wednesday, an official said, days after allegations surfaced that he had molested a member of his church when she was 17.

Bullitt County Coroner Dave Billings said the Republican state representative — and self-proclaimed “Pope” of his Louisville church — most likely killed himself. His body was found near a bridge on Greenwell Ford Road in Mount Washington, in a spot called the River Bottoms. He had a single gunshot wound to his head.

Officials discovered Johnson’s body after they were made aware of a concerning Facebook statement and tracked Johnson’s phone to his location, Billings said.

A gun was recovered at the scene, said Lt. Scotty McGaha of the Bullitt County Sheriff’s Office.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/12/13/kentucky-lawmaker-who-was-accused-of-molesting-a-teenage-girl-likely-killed-himself-coroner-says

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[Archae]

1. Last year this guy was elected even though he was openly racist.

He described the Obamas and other blacks as "monkeys."

Wonderful "Man of Gawd," wouldn't you say?

[brush]

4. Plus he had "insurance job" fire incidents in his past...one on a car in '85 and one on a church...

in '02. He was real sleaze but managed to get elected to the legislature.

How does that happen? How do voters ignore this stuff?

[VMA131Marine]

2. While this is immensely sad for Dan Johnson and his family

it sounds like there was more going on in his head than just this one accusation. This may have just been the thing that pushed him over the edge.

[Tarheel_Dem]

3. Suicide? Doesn't sound like any evangelical I know. That's a mortal sin according to the tenets...

of most Christian religions. If there's a heaven, I don't think that's where he went.

[bitterross]

5. Sounds like maybe some good 'ol boys and 2nd Amendment Justice.

That is the way things like this are handled in the South sometimes.

[NRaleighLiberal]

6. this is a duplicate of a posted article - link below. will lock.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10141938861