Joseph Morrissey, 57, accused of having sex with his 17-year-old secretary campaigns for re-election with a county jail-issued ankle monitor and wins.
Tuesday in the Richmond, Va., suburb of Henrico County, Morrissey won re-election to the state’s House of Delegates with 42 percent of the vote.
WTVR reports that:
Morrissey, 57, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge last month to avoid a possible felony conviction after an alleged sexual relationship with his underage secretary caught the attention of her father, and soon enough, law enforcement.
A nude photo of the young woman was found on Morrissey’s cellphone, and she is now also pregnant, though the young woman has not confirmed the identity of the baby’s father.
Morrissey was able to continue his re-election campaign from jail under its work-release program, allowing him to spend up to 12 hours a day outside the jail. His enrollment in the program also reduced his jail sentence from six months to only ninety days.
Virginia’s House of Delegates is considering measures to censure or bar Morrissey from serving in the legislature.
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