NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
BY ELIZABETH ELIZALDE
Updated: Wednesday, December 13, 2017, 9:44 PM
A Kentucky state representative who was under investigation for allegedly sexually molesting a teenage girl committed suicide Wednesday night, authorities said.
Republican State Rep. Dan Johnson fatally shot himself on a bridge in Mount Washington, WDRB-TV reported, citing Bullitt County Sheriff Donnie Tinnell.
Johnson was accused of molesting a 17-year-old girl at a New Year's party in 2012, according to a Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting expose published Monday.
He allegedly forced himself on the girl, putting his hands up her shirt and down her pants, the report revealed.
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