“Our commonwealth needs a chief executive who is a conservative molded not by New England and Wall Street, but by Kentucky and Main Street,” Goforth told WLEX in May 2019. ADAmid his campaign, a Kentucky woman named Alicia Whitaker accused Goforth of sexually assaulting her more than a decade ago, the Lexington Herald-Leader reported, by forcing her to perform oral sex on one of his business associates. He has since pleaded not guilty to initial charges of first-degree strangulation, fourth-degree assault, and third-degree terroristic threatening, the Courier-Journal reported. In the wake of his June arrest, GOP Kentucky leaders declined to directly address his case. ADAfter the grand jury indictment Friday, Kentucky Democratic leaders doubled down on their call for Goforth to resign.

Source: Washington Post September 21, 2020 10:53 UTC