Lawmaker Kills Himself After Facebook Post Saying He Is Innocent Of Harassment Accusations

Kentucky lawmaker Dan Johnson, fatally shot himself on Wednesday, two days after allegations surfaced that he had molested a member of his church when she was 17 years old, officials said. Bullitt County Coroner Dave Billings said Johnson — a Republican state representative and self-proclaimed “Pope” of his Louisville church — died of “a penetrating gunshot wound to the head.” The via IFTTT