The Minnesota state representative Jim Knoblach abruptly ended his re-election campaign Friday amid allegations of inappropriate touching from his adult daughter. The St Cloud Police Department and Sherburne County sheriff’s office began an investigation last year but declined to file charges. The documentation included a letter from the Sherburne county attorney’s office saying there was “insufficient evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Jim Knoblach had committed a crime”. The midterms start here: early voting begins, plus mafia whispers Read moreLaura Knoblach told MPR she first remembers her father coming into her room after she’d gone to bed. Jim Knoblach said in his statement that he wasn’t willing to spend six weeks fighting with his daughter in the media.

Source: The Guardian September 22, 2018 00:33 UTC