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Missouri House expels Lee's Summit Rep. Rick Roeber in 153-0 vote after abuse claims

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Missouri House expels Lee's Summit Rep. Rick Roeber in 153-0 vote after abuse claims
Missouri House expels Lee's Summit Rep. Rick Roeber in 153-0 vote after abuse claims

Missouri House expels Lee's Summit Rep.

Rick Roeber in 153-0 vote after abuse claims

CIVIL WAR.IT’S THE 34TH DISTRICT STATE REPREPUBLICAN RICK RABER FROM LEE’SSUMMIT KICKED OUT AFTER THEMISSOURI HOUSE ETHICS COMMITTEEREPORT LOOKED INTO CHARGES.HE SEXUALLY ABUSED HIS CHILDRENWHEN THEY WERE YOUNG.WE FOUND HIS FAMILY TO BECREDIBLE WITNESSES IN THIS CASE.WE FOUND THE REPRESENTATIVE TONOT BE CREDIBLE FOUR DIFFERENTCHILDREN THAT HAVE HAD FOUREXPERIENCES WILL MULTIPLEEXPERIENCES, BUT THAT HOUSESPEAKER ROB VISCOBO AND BYTRADITION THE SPEAKER ALMOSTNEVER PARTICIPATES IN HOUSEDEBATES.THE ETHICS COMMITTEE REPORT SAYSTHE ABUSE GOES BACK TO THE 1990SRABER A REPUBLICAN SAYS THECHILDREN MADE UP THE STORIESBECAUSE ALL MY KIDS AREDEMOCRATS SOMEONE IN THIS BODY.SOMEONE TELL ME WHAT CHILD DOYOU KNOW?THAT’S A DEMOCRAT AT FIVE YEARSOLD THE HOUSE VOTED 153 TONOTHING TO EXPEL HIM A 1990SPOLICE REPORT SAYS THERE WASPROBABLE CAUSE FOR SEX ABUSECHARGES, BUT NUMBER FILED RABERWAS NOT IN THE LEGISLATURE THENAND A FORMER PROSECUTORLAWMAKER.ROBERT SALZ SAID IT IS POSSIBLETHAT RABER COULD BE CHARGED NOWSO SEX OFFENSES IN GENERAL HAVEMUCH LONGER STATUTE OFLIMITATIONS.NOW THESE CHARGES WERE OUT.THEIR LAST FALL WHEN HE RAN ANDWON ELECTION NOW RABER BECOMESTHE FIRST MEMBER OF THE MISSOURIHOUSE TO BE KICKED

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