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A Kansas House member was arrested for possible misdemeanor battery in what authorities said Friday was an incident involving a student while he was substitute teaching at a public school in his hometown. Republican Rep. Mark Samsel was booked Thursday into the local county jail and released on a $1,000 bond. Samsel, 36, has yet to be formally charged with a crime but has a first appearance scheduled in district court for May 19 in Franklin County, said County Attorney Brandon Jones.

Kansas State LegislatureA Kansas politician working as a substitute teacher at a public school shocked students with religious rants about suicide, masturbation, and same-sex relationships—and then assaulted one of them, according to reports.“Did it hurt?” State Rep. Mark Samsel asked the student after allegedly kneeing him in the crotch. The 36-year-old Republican is now charged with misdemeanor battery and barred from teaching again in the Wellsville school district, The K...

A Kansas House member was arrested for possible misdemeanor battery in what authorities said Friday was an incident involving a student while he was substitute teaching at a public school in his hometown.

John Hanna and Andy Tsubasa Field, Associated Press/Report for America photo by: Pool photo by Evert Nelson/Topeka Capital-Journal Rep. Mark Samsel, R-Wellsville, said a proposal to criminalize sexual battery between spouses gives him heartburn because of the "practical implications" of married life. TOPEKA — A Kansas House member was arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor battery in what authorities said Friday was an incident involving a student while he was substitute teaching at a public s...

Updated: May 1 2021, 14:48 ET Invalid Date, A REPUBLICAN lawmaker was defiant after being arrested for allegedly assaulting a high school student following a religious rant about masturbation. Kansas Rep Mark Samsel was arrested for misdemeanor battery on Thursday after getting into a fight with a student while he was substitute teaching. 3 3 Samsel has served in the Kansas House of Representatives since 2019Credit: Instagram Samsel, 36, will no longer be permitted to work in the Wellsville sc...

Kansas House Republican Arrested Over Alleged Attack On Student The alleged incident occurred while Rep. Mark Samsel was substitute teaching at a public school in his hometown of Wellsville. JOHN HANNA and ANDY TSUBASA FIELD TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas House member was arrested for possible misdemeanor battery in what authorities said Friday was an incident involving a student while he was substitute teaching at a public school in his hometown. Republican Rep. Mark Samsel was booked Thursday...

Image from: Franklin County Adult Detention Center It takes a lot to render me speechless, but I am floored by this atrocious abuse Kansas State Rep. Mark Samsel inflicted upon high school students to whom he was assigned as substitute teacher. Here are some of the things he saw fit to terrorize them with, as a member of the "Religious Right." He described "a sophomore who’s tried killing himself three times,” insisting it was because “he has two parents and they’re both females.” He...

Image via Getty/BSIP A Kansas politician who works as a substitute teacher has been charged with misdemeanor battery for assaulting a student in school. Republican Kansas state Rep. Mark Samsel was arrested on Thursday in Wellsville, Kansas after allegations surfaced that he “put hands” on a male student and kneed him in the crotch, according to The Kansas City Star. Footage that was apparently taken after the altercation shows the student on the ground with Samsel standing over him and as...

KS state rep, substitute teacher arrested in incident with student Copyright 2021 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Kansas Legislature and last updated 2021-04-30 15:37:09-04 KANSAS CITY, Mo. — UPDATE, 2:25 p.m. | 41 Action News has confirmed that the substitute teacher is Kansas Rep. Mark Samsel, a Republican representing the 5th Kansas House District. In a statement Friday afternoon, Republican leadership ...

Rep. Mark Samsel, R-Wellsville, was charged with misdemeanor battery late Thursday and released on bond, said the Franklin County Sheriffs Office. The incident happened while he was a substitute teacher for Wellsville Unified School District 289 and allegedly involved a physical altercation with a student. In a letter to parents, Superintendent Ryan Bradbury said Thursday the district is aware of the situation and its being thoroughly investigated.  "We are prevented from commenting further ...