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Bouchard told the Casper Star Tribune that he and the girl rejected pressure to have an abortion and married when he was 19 and she was 15. He said on social media that it was like a Romeo and Juliet story. They remained married for three years. He said she later committed suicide.
Bouchard is hoping to defeat Liz Cheney in next year’s Republican primary for the U.S. House. He said on social media that he went public when he heard that someone was looking into the story for political reasons.
“People are sick of politics like this where they’re going to use something (from) almost 40 years ago. Something that I did, but more importantly they can’t see that I did the right thing,” Bouchard said.
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) Wyoming state Sen. Anthony Bouchard has disclosed that he impregnated a 14-year-old girl when he was 18. The Republican from Cheyenne describes the relationship as “like the Romeo and Juliet” story and says it is now coming to light because of “dirty politics.” Bouchard confirmed the girl’s age to the Casper Star-Tribune. He says they got married when she was 15 and he was 19, but divorced after three years and she killed herself when she was 20. Bouchard is among at least eight Republicans running against U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney after her vote to impeach former President Donald Trump over the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
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