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Ellison denies abuse allegations from ex-girlfriend
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| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia Aug 12, 2018 04:10pm |
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| Author | Kyle Potter |
| News Date | Sunday, August 12, 2018 09:05:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison on Sunday denied an allegation from an ex-girlfriend that he had once dragged her off a bed while screaming obscenities at her - an allegation that came just days before a Tuesday primary in which the congressman is among several Democrats running for state attorney general.
The allegation first surfaced Saturday night from Karen Monahan after her son alleged in a Facebook post that he had seen hundreds of angry text messages from Ellison, some threatening his mother. He also wrote he had viewed a video in which Ellison dragged Monahan off the bed by her feet. Monahan, a Minneapolis political organizer, said via Twitter that what her son posted was "true."
Ellison denied the allegation of physical abuse. A spokesman for his campaign also denied the congressman had sent threatening text messages.
"Karen and I were in a long-term relationship which ended in 2016, and I still care deeply for her well-being," Ellison said in a statement. "This video does not exist because I have never behaved in this way, and any characterization otherwise is false." |
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