JUST IN: Prosecutor took campaign donations from sex offender's family, then pressed for a controversial pardon that Bevin granted: courier-journal.com/story/news/pol… via @courierjournal
@courierjournal Newly elected prosecutor Rick Boling told @adwolfson that he didn't contact Bevin or his office about a Dayton Jones pardon, but we found a letter and email showing that was false: courier-journal.com/story/news/pol…
Boling and Jones’ grandparents told Bevin that Jones should not have been convicted of a sex offense because he didn’t derive “sexual gratification” from the brutal assault. That’s not what Kentucky law says: courier-journal.com/story/news/pol…
UPDATE: In response to this story, prosecutor Rick Boling issued a statement tonight apologizing to the victim, his family & his constituents for the letter urging Gov. @MattBevin to pardon Dayton Jones, calling it "a monumental mistake" courier-journal.com/story/news/pol…
Kenton County prosecutor Rob Sanders said tonight that “Rick Boling needs to resign. He’s an embarrassment to our profession and not worthy of the title Commonwealth’s Attorney.” @KYprosecutor has said his office is already investigating some of Bevin’s most controversial pardons
More to come soon...
