Joe Morrissey wins Virginia Senate primary 4 years after scandal

The Virginian Pilot ^ | 6/11/2019

[McGruff]

A former Virginia lawmaker who used to spend his days at the state Capitol and his nights in jail after being accused of having sex with his teenage secretary has won a contested primary in his bid for a state Senate seat.

Joe Morrissey defeated Sen. Rosalyn Dance in the Democratic primary for a Richmond-area state Senate race.

Morrissey was jailed four years ago after a sex scandal involving a teenager, who Morrissey later married. The couple now has three children.

[McGruff]

3 children in 4 years?

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[shelterguy]

She’s easy, Jim.

[SMGFan]

from 4 years ago

https://heavy.com/news/2015/05/myrna-pride-joe-morrissey-babymama-girlfriend-underage-girl/

[Nifster]

So that’s what the dems want...

[BenLurkin]

It’s next, now that the left has “normalized” sodomy.

[gtwizard]

So ... Freeper Investigators ... Is he on the Registered Sex Offender List?

[xrmusn]

Remember, this is just the Virginia primary.

It is an open primary.

My ballot just had 2 Rs for Sheriff and 2 for Controller, Fauquier County.

I had a run this AM and voted about 1030 and was #47

Nice to not see the Libs’ hanging around in front of the polls....

I figure that if one NEEDS direction on the morning of the election maybe they shouldn’t be voting???

[gathersnomoss]

Beware....Democrats love your children.

[Portcall24]

This is my district. It is so Gerrymandered by the courts that a conservative doesn’t have a chance.

[Bommer]

Beware....Democrats love your children.

.....just the liver and the kidneys.

[BenLurkin]

In August 2013, Morrissey was found by police to be in his home in Henrico County with a 17-year-old girl, who was an employee of his law office. Morrissey, the girl, and her mother, denied any impropriety, but subsequently, a Henrico County court convened a grand jury to investigate a possible improper sexual relationship between Morrissey and the girl.[13] On June 30, 2014, Morrissey was indicted on felony charges of indecent liberties with a minor, possession and distribution of child pornography, and electronic solicitation of a minor, in addition to a misdemeanor charge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor, for which conviction he served three months of a 12-month sentence. After being convicted, Morrissey resigned as a delegate at the Virginia House.[13]

According to statements from the prosecutor in court documents, Morrissey had sex with the girl multiple times in his law office in August 2013, and possessed a nude photograph of the girl, which he also sent to a friend.[13] Morrissey allegedly continued the relationship with the girl after she left his law office in August 2013, and the two allegedly shared a hotel room overnight in October 2013.[13]

Morrissey denied the charges, saying the girl came to him for advice about family problems and was being abused by her father, and that the special prosecutor was out to get him because of a personal vendetta. Morrissey said he rejected a plea bargain for a single misdemeanor in December 2013.[17] He vowed to fight the charges in court, declaring that he would be vindicated, and rejected calls to resign his House seat.[18]

Morrissey’s case made national headlines in July 2014 when he used an obscenity on live television while reading a text message he claimed was planted on his phone by hackers.[18] He entered into a plea agreement in which he made an Alford plea to one misdemeanor charge and received an active jail sentence. News reports indicated that Morrissey would be eligible to attend sessions of the legislature on work release.[19]

Leading members of the Virginia Democratic Party, including Governor Terry McAuliffe called for Morrissey to resign his seat.[20] Morrissey resigned his seat on December 18, 2014,[21] but ran in the special election to fill the resulting vacancy. On January 13, 2015, while serving a six-month jail sentence, he won that election to reclaim his seat in the Virginia House of Delegates.[22]

William Neely, the special prosecutor appointed to investigate the Morrissey case, secured new felony indictments January 21, 2015 against Morrissey for perjury and for presenting forged documents during his sentencing hearing.[23]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Morrissey#Sex_crimes_conviction

[lovemysoldier]

I hate that Virginia has become so blue...we spent many years there during our military years.

We were active in the Va.Republican party. My husband finished school at MCV and we lived in Henrico county. At that time, no demoCrat would have won.

Such a disgrace now.

[Natty Bumppo@frontier.net]

No scandal. Joe Morrissey is presidential timber in the Dimocrat party. The events of the last four years are resume enhancements.

[ScottinVA]

I live in Hampton Roads. The state has been horribly infested with leftists in the northern counties and cities, especially Fairfax and Alexandria. No matter how the rest of the state might vote, Virginia is ruled by the liberals in the north with an iron fist.

[SMGFan]

now he is married to her and they have 3 kids. Improves his chances for Statewide election with biracial kids?

[gtwizard]

Sooooo ... that would be a NO on the sex offenders list?

[Portcall24]

I agree. It makes us very sad too. Northern Virginia has turned it blue. Government workers sucking on the t**t and immigrants legal and otherwise.