Gov. Eric Greitens of Missouri was indicted on a felony invasion of privacy charge on Thursday by grand jurors in St. Louis.
Mr. Greitens, a first-term Republican, photographed a nude or partially nude person without the person’s knowledge or consent in 2015, according to charging documents released by the St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office. The indictment said Mr. Greitens then transmitted the photo in a way that allowed it to be seen on a computer, which prosecutors said made the crime a felony rather than a misdemeanor.
The indictment comes weeks after Mr. Greitens acknowledged having an extramarital affair in 2015, before he took office, but denied claims that he blackmailed a woman or took a nude photo of her without permission. Mr. Greitens has resisted calls to resign, insisting that he had done nothing illegal and had recently toured the state touting his tax cut plans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/22/us/eric-greitens-indicted.html
Mr. Greitens, a first-term Republican, photographed a nude or partially nude person without the person’s knowledge or consent in 2015, according to charging documents released by the St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office. The indictment said Mr. Greitens then transmitted the photo in a way that allowed it to be seen on a computer, which prosecutors said made the crime a felony rather than a misdemeanor.
The indictment comes weeks after Mr. Greitens acknowledged having an extramarital affair in 2015, before he took office, but denied claims that he blackmailed a woman or took a nude photo of her without permission. Mr. Greitens has resisted calls to resign, insisting that he had done nothing illegal and had recently toured the state touting his tax cut plans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/22/us/eric-greitens-indicted.html