Eric Greitens’ Ex-Girlfriend Will Testify Against Him In Nude Photos Case
Eric Greitens Image by Getty
The woman who accused Missouri’s governor of taking nude photographs of her without her consent will testify at his trial, which begins next week, ABC News reported.
Gov. Eric Greitens is accused of taking a nonconsensual nude photograph of a woman he was having an affair with, while she was tied up. He allegedly threatened to use the picture against her if she divulged their affair.
In court filings, the woman is identified only by her initials, K.S., The New York Times reported. She is considered a crime victim by the state.
Lawyers for the Republican governor argued that the woman’s allegations were tainted, but a St. Louis Circuit Court judge rejected those arguments on Monday.
K.S.’s testimony stated that she based her claim that he took the photo on seeing a flash through a blindfold she was wearing and hearing what sounded like a cellphone camera. Greitens has denied that a photo was taken.
Greitens is also currently facing a separate felony charge for allegedly illegally obtaining a fundraising list from a charity he founded.
While Greitens has admitted to the affair — and said in a January statement that he and his wife Sheena have “emerged stronger” after it— he has pleaded not guilty and has refused calls to resign by a bipartisan group of state leaders.
Contact Haley Cohen at [email protected]
I hope you appreciated this article. Before you go, I’d like to ask you to please support the Forward’s award-winning journalism this Passover.
In this age of misinformation, our work is needed like never before. We report on the news that matters most to American Jews, driven by truth, not ideology.
At a time when newsrooms are closing or cutting back, the Forward has removed its paywall. That means for the first time in our 126-year history, Forward journalism is free to everyone, everywhere. With an ongoing war, rising antisemitism, and a flood of disinformation that may affect the upcoming election, we believe that free and open access to Jewish journalism is imperative.
Readers like you make it all possible. Right now, we’re in the middle of our Passover Pledge Drive and we still need 300 people to step up and make a gift to sustain our trustworthy, independent journalism.
Make a gift of any size and become a Forward member today. You’ll support our mission to tell the American Jewish story fully and fairly.
— Rachel Fishman Feddersen, Publisher and CEO
Join our mission to tell the Jewish story fully and fairly.
Only 300 more gifts needed by April 30
