Ex-Missouri House Speaker charged; allegedly punched, choked, had sex with unconscious woman
Longtime Republican politico allegedly punched, choked and had sex with woman when she blacked out after drinking glass of wine
Former Missouri House Speaker Rod Jetton was charged with second-degree assault Monday stemming from a woman's claim that he hit her in the face several times and choked her.
The 42-year-old Republican was named in a complaint filed Monday in Scott County Circuit Court in southeastern Missouri. The complaint alleges that on Nov. 15, Jetton "caused serious physical injury" by hitting the woman on the head and choking her, which resulted in unconsciousness and the loss of function for part of her body.
Second-degree assault is a felony that carries a prison sentence of up to seven years.