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April 11 (Reuters) - Missouri Governor Eric Greitens, charged with criminal invasion of privacy in connection with an admitted extramarital affair, declared on Wednesday that he intended to stay in office while fighting to clear his name in court.At a news conference in Jefferson City, the Missouri capital, Greitens, 44, a Republican, said he was the victim of a "political witch hunt" stemming from a "private mistake" that had nothing to do with his job as governor.The comments came less than an hour before a special committee of the Republican-controlled Missouri House of Representatives was set to release a report on its own investigation of the scandal.Greitens, a former U.S. Navy SEAL who was elected in 2016, has been under pressure from politicians in both parties to step down since he was indicted, but the governor said he had no intention of resigning."I will continue to serve the people of Missouri as their governor and to work for you every day," he said. 12 PHOTOS … [Read more...] about Missouri governor calls probe into nude photo scandal a ‘witch hunt,’ will not resign

A hairdresser testified to a Missouri House special investigative committee that her affair with Gov. Eric Greitens was not always consensual, according to the committee’s report released Wednesday. The woman, who remains anonymous, accused the Republican governor of inviting her to his home while his wife was out of town in March 2015. When she arrived, she told the committee, he searched her personal belongings, patted her down and checked to see if anyone saw her entering the home before having her change into men’s clothes. She testified that he told her he would teach her how to do a proper pull-up.“And then he said, ‘First, before we start a workout, you have to be hydrated’ and puts water in his mouth and tries to spit it in my mouth, at which point I realized he’s trying to kiss me, but I don’t even want to kiss him,” the woman’s testimony states. “So I just spit it out. He does it and he’s like, … [Read more...] about Woman testifies about wild, disturbing details of affair with Missouri governor

April 20 (Reuters) - Missouri Governor Eric Greitens, already facing an invasion-of-privacy trial next month stemming from an extramarital affair, was charged separately on Friday with felony computer data tampering, prosecutors said.The new case, referred to prosecutors by Missouri's attorney general, was filed by St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner, according to her office, which also brought the privacy charge against Greitens in February.The criminal complaint in the computer tampering case, a copy of which was furnished by prosecutors, said the alleged computer offense occurred in April 2015.Missouri Attorney General, Josh Hawley, told reporters on Tuesday his office had uncovered evidence of the electronic theft by Greitens during a broader investigation of a combat veterans charity founded by Greitens, a former U.S. Navy SEALs commando. 12 PHOTOS Republican Gov. Eric Greitens of Missouri See Gallery Republican Gov. Eric Greitens of Missouri Vice President Mike … [Read more...] about Missouri governor Eric Greitens charged with felony computer data tampering