Dan Johnson D.J. Humphries Hoodie , a Republican state lawmaker in Kentucky who defiantly denied allegations that he sexually assaulted a teenage girl in the basement of his home, died in an apparent suicide Wednesday night, the county coroner said. He was 57.
??In this Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017, file photo Budda Baker Hoodie , Kentucky State Rep. Republican Dan Johnson addresses the public from his church regarding sexual assault allegations in Louisville, Ky. Johnson died Wednesday night, Dec. 13, 2017.
Bullitt County Coroner Dave Billings said Johnson died of a single gunshot wound on Greenwell Ford Road in Mount Washington, Kentucky. Billings said Johnson stopped his car at the end of a bridge in a secluded area, then got out and walked to the front of the car. He said an autopsy is scheduled for Thursday morning.
"I would say it is probably suicide Haason Reddick Hoodie ," he said.
Johnson was elected to the state legislature in 2016, part of a wave of Republican victories that gave the GOP control of the Kentucky House of Representatives for the first time in nearly 100 years. He won his election despite Republican leaders urging him to drop out of the race after local media reported on some of his Facebook posts comparing Barack and Michelle Obama to monkeys.
The pastor of Heart of Fire church in Louisville, Johnson sponsored a number of bills having to do with religious liberty and teaching the Bible in public schools. But he was mostly out of the spotlight until Monday, when the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting published an account from a woman saying Johnson sexually assaulted her in the basement of his home in 2013.
At the time, the woman told police about the incident, who investigated but closed the case and did not file charges.
On Tuesday Chase Edmonds Hoodie , Johnson held a news conference in the pulpit of his church, which he began by leading friends and family in singing a portion of the Christmas carol "O Come All Ye Faithful." He said the allegations against him were "totally false" and said they were part of a nationwide strategy of defeating conservative Republicans. He referenced Republican Alabama U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore, who faces accusations of sexual misconduct from multiple women.
Shortly before 5 p.m. Wednesday, Johnson posted a message on his Facebook page that he asked people to care for his wife. He wrote that PTSD "is a sickness that will take my life, I cannot handle it any longer. It has won this life, BUT HEAVEN IS MY HOME." The post appears to have been removed.
Michael Skoler Mason Cole Hoodie , president of Louisville Public Media, which owns the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting, said everyone at the organization is "deeply sad."
"Our aim, as always, is to provide the public with fact-based, unbiased reporting and hold public officials accountable for their actions Christian Kirk Hoodie ," Skoler said. "As part of our process, we reached out to Representative Johnson numerous times over the course of a seven-month investigation. He declined requests to talk about our findings."
The sexual assault accusations against Johnson were revealed as a sexual harassment scandal involving four other Republican lawmakers was unfolding at the state Capitol. Former Republican House Speaker Jeff Hoover resigned his leadership position after acknowledging he secretly settled a sexual harassment claim with a member of his staff. Three other lawmakers were involved in the settlement, and all lost their committee chairmanships.
"I am very sad over the passing of Rep. Dan Johnson. Over the past few weeks in some of the darkest days of my life, he reached out to me, encouraged me, and prayed for me Patrick Peterson Hoodie ," Hoover posted on his Twitter account Wednesday night.
Republican Gov. Matt Bevin posted on his Twitter account that "my heart breaks for his family tonight."
"These are heavy days in Frankfort and in America," Bevin posted. "May God indeed sheds His grace on us all. ... We sure need it."
Agencies
The Chairperson of Egypt's Ghad Party, Moussa Mostafa Moussa (C), speaks during a press conference in Cairo, Egypt on Jan. 29, 2018. The Chairperson of Egypt's Ghad Party Larry Fitzgerald Hoodie , Moussa Mostafa Moussa, presented Monday his candidacy documents for Egyptian presidential elections to the country's election authority, official Ahram Online website reported. (XinhuaAhmed Gomaa)
CAIRO, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- The Chairperson of Egypt's Ghad Party, Moussa Mostafa Moussa, presented Monday his candidacy documents for Egyptian presidential elections to the country's election authority Chandler Jones Hoodie , official Ahram Online website reported.
Moussa has completed requirements to file as a candidate in the elections set for March, including 47,000 citizens' endorsements as well as 26 endorsements from members of parliament.
Egypt will hold its 2018 presidential race from March 26 to 28. A 10-day candidate registration has started on Jan. 20, while electoral campaigns will kick off on Feb. 24 and the result of the first round will be announced on April 2.
Presidential hopefuls must submit at least 25,000 endorsements from citizens across 15 governorates or 20 endorsements from members of parliament to qualify as candidates.
Moussa took the medical exam required for hopeful candidates on Sunday, according to Ahram.
The National Election Authority (NEA) will publish on 31 January the list of individuals who submitted candidacy requests in the official newspapers Josh Rosen Hoodie , while the official and final list of those who qualify as candidates is scheduled to be announced on 24 February.
Until Monday morning, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi had remained the only hopeful candidate to submit all required papers and endorsements to the NEA.
In the past few weeks, several well-known public figures ended their potential candidacy for president for various reasons.
Moussa Mostafa Moussa, a 66-year-old engineer, is the c
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