A Republican state senator of West Virginia was arrested on Tuesday for “committing an act of s**ual gratification” inside of a gambling hall.
State sen. Mike Maroney was arrested and charged with two misdemeanors after allegedly s**ually gratifying himself inside Gumby’s Cigarette & Beer World in Glen Dale, West Virginia.
On Wednesday, West Virginia’s state legislative committee removed Maroney from his position of chamber leadership.
Check out what CBS News reported:
After he was charged with indecent exposure and disorderly conduct, the chair of a key West Virginia state legislative committee was removed from his position by chamber leadership Wednesday.
Republican Sen. Mike Maroney, who led the state Senate Health and Human Resources Committee, was arrested Tuesday on the two misdemeanors after an Aug. 4 incident at Gumby’s Cigarette & Beer World in Glen Dale, a little over an hour from Pittsburgh.
Marshall County Prosecuting Attorney Joe Canestraro said employees on surveillance video allegedly saw Maroney “committing an act of s**ual gratification” about 1 p.m. in the establishment’s video lottery room. Maroney was the only person in the room at the time, according to Canestraro.
The Gumby’s employees then called the Glen Dale Police Department.
Maroney, who has served in the state senate since 2016, didn’t immediately respond to an email request for comment Wednesday. He was arraigned and released on a $3,000 personal recognizance bond Tuesday night, CBS affiliate WTRF reported. A court date hasn’t been set.
WV State Senator Michael J. Maroney was arrested on Tuesday and charged with 2 misdemeanor charges of Indecent Exposure and Disorderly Conduct.
Here’s what The New York Post reported:
He stripped down — and was stripped of his duties.
An outgoing West Virginia state senator was removed from his committee positions after he was accused of indecent exposure at a gambling parlor, officials said.
Sen. Mike Maroney (R-Marshall) was arrested Tuesday evening on misdemeanor charges of indecent exposure and disorderly conduct in connection to the alleged incident earlier this month, authorities said.
On Aug. 4, police in Glen Dale received a call from two female employees at Gumby’s Cigarette & Beer World who reported a man “committing an act of s**ual gratification” in the hall’s video lottery room, Marshall County Prosecuting Attorney Joe Canestraro said.
