Posted on 08/08/2022 8:25:42 PM PDT by Morgana
Kentucky's former secretary for Justice and Public Safety was arrested in Lexington and charged with first degree rape on Monday.
Former state Rep. John Tilley, who oversaw Kentucky's state prison system under former Governor Matt Bevin, is accused of having sex at a Lexington hotel with a woman who was unable to give consent, because she was too drunk to be able do so.
The alleged rape is said to have occurred on April 15 but no charges were filed until Monday.
Lexington police revealed how Tilley turned himself in and is now being held at the Lexington-Fayette County jail.
'Mr. Tilley maintains his innocence of any criminal wrongdoing and has fully cooperated in the investigation,' said his attorneys Christopher Spedding and Steve Schroering said in a statement.
'He respects the court process and will have no further comment at this time,' they added.
Tilley had been a Democratic state representative and appointed to serve as a cabinet member over the state's justice department by former Republican Gov. Matt Bevin.
He served as Justice and Public Safety Cabinet secretary from December 2015 through 2019, overseeing Kentucky State Police, the Department of Corrections and other agencies.
During his time at the public safety cabinet, Tilley worked to decrease the backlog of untested rape kits.
'The survivors of sexual assault should never have to endure the uncertainty of another backlog,' he said in a 2017 press release.
In a 2019 Kentucky State Police press release on the agency's use of new rapid DNA tests for rape kits, Tilley stated: 'In Kentucky, we believe in justice. Regardless of where you live, or work or play in the state, you should expect to be safe from crimes of sexual assault.'
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That's not what she said...
He’s a Democrat, for those interested.
Not mentioned in the article, of course.
I was going to stick up for him. Forget it now
It actually is, but hidden down in the article so not readily apparent at first glance. With a republican, it’s in the title of the article and repeated in every paragraph all the way through. Of course, they have to make sure they connect him with Republican Matt Bevin.
A few paragraphs down:
“Tilley had been a Democratic state representative and appointed to serve as a cabinet member over the state’s justice department by former Republican Gov. Matt Bevin.”
To drunk to give consent.
Sounds like a case of I didn’t like it.
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