Fmr. Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin defended his commutation of the sentence of a man convicted of raping a young girl, saying there 'was zero evidence' of the assault because her hymen was 'intact.'
in Cincinnati last week that learning of the pardon was like “a slap in the face.”
"It feels like we're going through it all over again ... We just got to the point where we felt safe leaving the house and not looking over our shoulders," said the mother, whose identity was withheld.some of those pardoned by Bevin had connections to prominent peopleIn Schoettle's case, his mother, Deborah Jo Durr, served two terms on the Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission from 2009-17, according to. His stepfather, R.C.
NBC News reached out to Deborah Jo Durr on Friday but did not immediately hear back. R.C. Durr is deceased. Lawmakers have called for an investigation into Bevin’s pardons, and Kenton County Commonwealth's Attorney Rob Sanders launched an investigation into the pardon of Schoettle. Sanders, who led the prosecution against Schoettle,that his office has requested a copy of the pardon file, and Beshear's staff has promised to deliver it.
NBC News called cellphone and home phone numbers listed for Schoettle on Friday. There was no answer at either number, and a message was left on the cellphone requesting comment.
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