Ex-Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin defends pardon of child rapist

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Former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, who has come under fire for a spree of over 400 pardons as he was leaving office, defended his commutation of the sentence of a man convicted of raping a young girl, saying there "was zero evidence" of the assault because her hymen was "intact."

Bevin, a Republican, also indicated that he had pardoned more than one child rapist.

During a radio interview with Terry Meiners on WHAS radio in Louisville, Meiners questioned Bevin about the pardons he made before he left office on Dec. 10 after he lost his bid for re-election on Nov. 5.

"There’s a child rapist, there’s someone who beheaded a woman," Meiners said.

"Which one are you talking about?" Bevin asked.

"A child rapist," Meiners stated.

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Oh, here is another one:

Bevin pardoned man for child porn based on 8-page petition that noted support of Bevin

On his last day in office, former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin pardoned Charles Douglas ‘Doug’ Phelps, a school administrator who pleaded guilty in Laurel County to possession of child pornography and tampering with a witness in 2013. The pardon means Phelps’ name will be erased from the Kentucky sex offender registry.

“This conviction resulted from a process long in duration, long on accusation, long on drama and short on evidence,” Bevin wrote in his pardon. “It was sloppy at best.”

Bevin apparently came to that conclusion using a clemency petition that contained only eight pages, including a hand-written note that said Phelps’ twin brothers are retired Kentucky State Police troopers and “the entire family supported Governor Bevin staunchly!” according to documents obtained by the Herald-Leader.

https://www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article238527058.html#storylink=hpdigest_local