The St. Louis prosecutor who charged Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens with invasion of privacy for allegedly taking a nude photo of a woman after tying her up dropped the charges Monday after a judge allowed the defense to call her as a witness in the trial. The Republican governor’s lawyers accused St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kimberly Gardner of misconduct, alleging that she allowed a lead investigator in the case to perjure himself. The judge granted the defense’s request to call Ms. Gardner as a witness, “placing her in an impossible...

Source: Wall Street Journal May 14, 2018 23:26 UTC