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Wed Apr 14, 2021, 11:45 PM Apr 2021

Missouri GOP state lawmaker Rick Roeber resigns amid allegations he abused his children

SPRINGFIELD, Missouri — A Kansas City-area lawmaker accused of sexually and physically abusing his children when they were younger submitted his resignation Tuesday as an investigation into his behavior neared completion.

Rep. Rick Roeber, R-Lee’s Summit, did not mention the allegations against him or an ongoing probe by the House ethics committee in a letter to the state House clerk. Instead, he said he’s leaving because he and his fiancée are preparing to move out of state to be closer to their extended families, including his ailing mother.

Roeber, who was elected to a two-year term in November, said he only ever wanted to serve a single year to pass a bill naming a highway after his late wife, Rep. Rebecca Roeber, who died in 2019, and help pass school choice bills.

He said that because both things seem to be moving along well, he’s done what he set out to do and can now leave.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/missouri-gop-state-lawmaker-rick-113257325.html

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Missouri GOP state lawmaker Rick Roeber resigns amid allegations he abused his children (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2021 OP
When I think "Family Values", I don't think Republican. OAITW r.2.0 Apr 2021 #1
Rick: "...to spend more time with my family." ret5hd Apr 2021 #2
Republicans are perverted I_UndergroundPanther Apr 2021 #3
Missouri House rejects resignation of Republican accused of sexually abusing his children TexasTowelie Apr 2021 #4

OAITW r.2.0

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1. When I think "Family Values", I don't think Republican.
Wed Apr 14, 2021, 11:51 PM
Apr 2021

t's more of a mental illness than a coherent political philosophy.

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