JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. â A Missouri House committee has recommended Leeâs Summit Rep. Rick Roeber be expelled from office after finding that he sexually and physically abused his now-adult children when they were young.
In the House Ethics Committeeâs report released late Monday, a bipartisan group of lawmakers deemed the freshman Republicanâs accusers â including his ex-wife and three of his four children â credible. They testified he had committed acts that under Missouri law would constitute âsexual contactâ or âdeviate sexual intercourse,â according to the report.
The committee also found accusations of physical abuse by Roeber, including beatings and an incident that left one child with a scarred eyelid. The evidence in the case, which included testimony from five witnesses, was âclear and convincing,â the committee said.
Missouri lawmaker should be expelled over allegations he abused his children, committee says
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Missouri House rejects Rick Roeber s resignation, buying time to finish investigation Jeanne Kuang and Jonathan Shorman, The Kansas City Star
Apr. 15 JEFFERSON CITY The Missouri House rejected the resignation of Rep. Rick Roeber on Thursday after lawmakers investigating allegations of abuse against the Lee s Summit Republican said they needed time to finish their inquiry.
The House voted 153-0 to postpone acceptance of Roeber s resignation, which he offered earlier this week amid meetings of the House Ethics Committee.
Roeber s resignation letter did not address the accusations against him, saying simply that he would be moving out-of-state with his fiance. But in a statement released shortly after he submitted it on Tuesday, House Speaker Rob Vescovo and Ethics Committee Chair Travis Fitzwater said the committee found the allegations credible.