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| Gov. Eric Greitens of Missouri Indicted for Invasion of Privacy | Gov. Eric Greitens of Missouri Indicted for Invasion of Privacy |
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| Gov. Eric Greitens of Missouri was indicted on a felony invasion of privacy charge on Thursday by grand jurors in St. Louis. | 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. | 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. |
| A spokesman for Mr. Greitens, Parker Briden, did not immediately respond Thursday to a request for comment on the indictment. City officials said that the governor was booked into the city jail on Thursday, and was released on his own recognizance. Mr. Greitens is permitted to travel throughout the United States as a provision of his release, court records show. He is scheduled to appear in court on March 16. | |
| Kimberly M. Gardner, the St. Louis prosecutor, said the statute of limitations for charges to be filed would have expired next month. | Kimberly M. Gardner, the St. Louis prosecutor, said the statute of limitations for charges to be filed would have expired next month. |
| “As I have stated before, it is essential for residents of the City of St. Louis and our state to have confidence in their leaders,” Ms. Gardner said Thursday in a statement. “They must know that the Office of the Circuit Attorney will hold public officials accountable in the same manner as any other resident of our city. Both parties and the people of St. Louis deserve a thorough investigation of these allegations.” | “As I have stated before, it is essential for residents of the City of St. Louis and our state to have confidence in their leaders,” Ms. Gardner said Thursday in a statement. “They must know that the Office of the Circuit Attorney will hold public officials accountable in the same manner as any other resident of our city. Both parties and the people of St. Louis deserve a thorough investigation of these allegations.” |
| After the affair became public, Mr. Greitens, a married father of two who portrayed himself as a family man during his 2016 campaign, asked Missourians for forgiveness and said he had worked through the issue with his wife. | After the affair became public, Mr. Greitens, a married father of two who portrayed himself as a family man during his 2016 campaign, asked Missourians for forgiveness and said he had worked through the issue with his wife. |
| “This was a deeply personal mistake,” Mr. Greitens and his wife, Sheena, said in a joint statement. “Eric took responsibility, and we dealt with this together honestly and privately.” | “This was a deeply personal mistake,” Mr. Greitens and his wife, Sheena, said in a joint statement. “Eric took responsibility, and we dealt with this together honestly and privately.” |
| Mr. Greitens was widely believed to have aspirations for higher office, perhaps even the presidency, and had appeared in Iowa, Michigan and Virginia in recent months in an apparent effort to burnish his national brand. | Mr. Greitens was widely believed to have aspirations for higher office, perhaps even the presidency, and had appeared in Iowa, Michigan and Virginia in recent months in an apparent effort to burnish his national brand. |
| Back home in Missouri, Mr. Greitens, a first-time politician, had frequently clashed with legislative Republicans and members of the local press corps. | Back home in Missouri, Mr. Greitens, a first-time politician, had frequently clashed with legislative Republicans and members of the local press corps. |
| In the days after the affair became public, Mr. Greitens canceled public appearances and avoided the spotlight as some lawmakers from both parties called for his resignation. | In the days after the affair became public, Mr. Greitens canceled public appearances and avoided the spotlight as some lawmakers from both parties called for his resignation. |