Kentucky lawmaker facing assault allegations kills himself

Thursday, December 14, 2017

FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Dan Johnson, a Republican state lawmaker in Kentucky known for inflammatory Facebook posts comparing Barack and Michelle Obama to monkeys and who defiantly denied allegations he sexually assaulted a teenage girl in the basement of his home, killed himself Wednesday night. He was 57.

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