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TOPEKA, Kan. - Attorney General Paul Morrison announced his resignation Friday, less than a week after he acknowledged having an extramarital affair with a former employee who has accused him of sexual harassment, and of professional misconduct aimed at his predecessor. "I have held others accountable for their actions, and now I must be held accountable for my mistakes," Morrison said in a statement read to reporters. At one point, he paused to gather himself. "Many people feel betrayed by my actions, and they have every right to feel that way." Morrison's resignation is effective Jan. 31, 2008. Gov. Kathleen...

TOPEKA (AP) | Operation Rescue has filed two complaints with state agencies, accusing Attorney General Paul Morrison of violating campaign and attorney ethics during his affair with former subordinate Linda Carter. The anti-abortion group's president, Troy Newman, said Wednesday the complaints were filed with the Governmental Ethics Commission and the Office of the Disciplinary Administrator. Neither agency would confirm the complaints were filed, citing state law against doing so. Operation Rescue alleges that Morrison used his relationship with Carter to protect Wichita abortion provider Dr. George Tiller and Planned Parenthood of Mid-Missouri and Kansas.

Silence can sometimes be golden. Gov. Kathleen Sebelius would do well to remember that the next time she is tempted to defend Paul Morrison. Sebelius recently commended Morrison for his professional accomplishments while attorney general. At the same time, she couldn't resist taking a swipe at Morrison's predecessor, Phill Kline. Sebelius said recently that Morrison proved himself a capable attorney general but let personal conduct undermine his professional accomplishments. We're not buying the spin. And as far as Kline is concerned — we sometimes wonder how far the Democratic Party will go in attempting to discredit the Republican former attorney...

Attorney General Paul Morrison and mistress Linda Carter kept in close touch during their extramarital affair, leaving a trail of evidence pinpointing when their long-distance romance came to a bitter end. Documents obtained Thursday from the offices of the attorney general and the Johnson County district attorney under the Kansas Open Records Act show Morrison placed at least 480 telephone calls this year from his personal and work telephones to numbers assigned to Carter. At the time, he was serving as the state's top law enforcement officer in Topeka and she was director of administration in the Johnson County district...

In the twilight of their extramarital affair, Linda Carter urged Paul Morrison to let her go, repair his shattered marriage and resolve his hatred of Phill Kline. If not, Carter said, Morrison's life would remain a powder keg. A destructive fireball, when eventually triggered, would consume all in his wake: wife, children, friends, colleagues — even Carter. In announcing his resignation Friday, Attorney General Paul Morrison says he has been working "to get right" with God, his family and his friends. Morrison chose not to make peace with Kline. He made intermittent attempts to console his family, but he also...

Attorney General Paul Morrison today resigned from office in wake of a sex scandal. During a news conference in the Topeka office of the attorney general, Morrison said he would step down Jan. 31. His announcement came on the heels of a story published in Sunday’s edition of The Topeka Capital-Journal that detailed an extramarital affair Morrison had with Linda Carter, who had been director of administration in the Johnson County District Attorney’s office. Before resigning from the D.A.’s office in November, Carter filed a federal sex harassment complaint against Morrison with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Carter also said...

A special prosecutor will investigate the sex scandal involving Kansas Attorney General Paul Morrison, which District Attorney Phill Kline said Thursday involved evidence of criminal wrongdoing. Kline, who received $25,000 from the Johnson County commissioners to hire the prosecutor, said the allegations included blackmail and telephone harassment. He provided no details, however, and Morrison denied that he had committed any crime. Linda Carter, who worked for Morrison while he was district attorney in Johnson County, alleges that Morrison sexually harassed her. She also alleges that he pressured her to provide information about Kline’s investigation of an abortion clinic and urged...

TOPEKA | Responding to calls for his resignation, Kansas Attorney General Paul Morrison asked Tuesday for an independent investigation of allegations of professional misconduct surrounding a sex scandal. Morrison said he would ask Stanton Hazlett, Kansas disciplinary administrator, to look into accusations by Linda Carter that he used her to meddle with cases in the office of Johnson County District Attorney Phill Kline. Hazlett, who works under the state Supreme Court, investigates ethical complaints involving lawyers. “It is essential that the people of Kansas have confidence in the office of attorney general,” Morrison said in a statement. Morrison has admitted...

Attorney General Paul Morrison faces a sexual harassment claim tied to an extramarital affair he had with a subordinate in the Johnson County district attorney's office that continued after he became the state's top prosecutor this year. Linda Carter, longtime director of administration in the district attorney's office, revealed extensive details of the relationship with Morrison before quitting her job Nov. 30 in Olathe. Prior to the resignation, Carter's civil rights claim was filed with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The Topeka Capital-Journal learned Carter had a two-year affair with Morrison that began in September 2005 with a sex...

TOPEKA | Attorney General Paul Morrison should step down if it’s proven that he tried to use a former lover to gain information or influence in cases handled by the Johnson County District Attorney’s office, Gov. Kathleen Sebelius said today. Sebelius said that she wanted the facts to play out, and that she wasn’t calling for his resignation. She noted that Morrison has accepted responsibility for the affair, but that if the allegations about his professional conduct are true, it’s a different mater.

TOPEKA | News of a sexual harassment complaint against Attorney General Paul Morrison touched off a firestorm in Kansas political circles Sunday, ranging from cautious support to calls for impeachment. Morrison acknowledged having an affair with a former employee in the Johnson County district attorney’s office, but he denied harassing her. Morrison also denied her allegations that he tried to use the relationship to obtain sensitive information about an abortion investigation by his successor, Phill Kline. Morrison said he never tried to influence ongoing cases. Several lawmakers said Sunday that while the affair and alleged sexual harassment were troubling, it...

The 35th annual Stand Up for Life March and Rally will be January 12, 2008, in Columbia.  Our speaker is Phill Kline, the Johnson County, KS., district attorney who has filed more than 100 criminal charges against Planned Parenthood of Kansas. (see article below). The Knights of Columbus will lead the March and Joyful Sound of North Greenville University will provide the inspirational music. Please mark your calendars and forward this information to your church, school contacts, and friends.  Attached are rally flyers in both pdf and Word.Kansas Official Files Charges Against Planned Parenthood Abortion CenterKansas City, KS (LifeNews.com) — Another battle...

by Steven ErteltLifeNews.com EditorSeptember 6, 2007Topeka, KS (LifeNews.com) -- Kansas Attorney General Paul Morrison is accusing pro-life groups of hindering his case against late-term abortion practitioner George Tiller. Tiller has been charged with doing illegal late-term abortions, but pro-life groups say the pro-abortion state attorney isn't doing enough to prosecute him.A legislative panel is examining the issue of the state's late-term abortion law and its enforcement and Morrison is upset about it.And statewide pro-life group Kansans for Life turned in 8,000 petitions today to request a grand jury to investigate more possible violations regarding Tiller's abortions.Lawmakers reviewed a DVD featuring...

by Steven ErteltLifeNews.com EditorAugust 29, 2007Topeka, KS (LifeNews.com) -- A future legislative hearing on late-term abortions that Kansas lawmakers plan to hold August 31 will feature a prominent psychologist who has played a role in the state debate. Dr. Paul McHugh will attend the hearing and provide his perspective on the late-term abortion records he previously examined.McHugh is the former head of the psychology department at Johns Hopkins University. He reviewed abortion documents after former state attorney general Phill Kline charged late-term abortion practitioner George Tiller with doing illegal abortions.Kline obtained records and McHugh reviewed them and found all of...

Wichita Church Threatened by Internal Revenue Service Over Pro-Life Activity Audit came at same time as attorney general's case against Witchita late-term abortionist Tiller By Hilary White WITCHITA, Kansas, August 22, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - A Christian pastor in Witchita, Kansas has told WorldNetDaily that his church's pro-life advocacy has resulted in an audit by the Internal Revenue Service. Mark Holick of the Spirit One Christian Center said that the audit came at the same time as the state attorney general's case against Witchita late-term abortionist George Tiller. The US has similar laws to those of Canada that restrict direct political...

The former prosecutors and investigator who were terminated by Johnson County District Attorney Phill Kline are no longer being paid by the county, the county’s legal counsel said Tuesday. A federal judge on Thursday dissolved a temporary order from a District Court judge that had allowed the salaries to stay in place, chief counsel Don Jarrett said. The salary payments stopped Friday, he said. The county had been spending more than $2,000 a day to cover salary costs for the eight employees. Kline dismissed them without warning Jan. 8, the same day he was sworn in as district attorney. Jarrett...

The seven former prosecutors and chief investigator dismissed by District Attorney Phill Kline filed a lawsuit today against Kline in Johnson County District Court. Kline dismissed the employees on Jan. 8, the same day that he was sworn into office. Two days later, the eight filed grievances with the county requesting reinstatement and back pay. After Kline told county commissioners Friday that he would not participate in hearings on the grievances, county chief counsel Don Jarrett said the hearings would not be held. In a letter to commissioners Friday, Kline said state statute designates him as an executive officer of...