Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens, now a Republican Senate hopeful, is denying his ex-wife’s allegations of domestic abuse despite her assertion in a recent court filing that she has photographic evidence.
The candidate’s latest comments come as Sheena Greitens, an associate professor at the University of Texas’s LBJ School of Public Affairs, stated that she can provide proof of a 2019 incident in which one of their sons came home with a swollen face and loose tooth to the courts as part of their custody battle. She added that the incidents were reported to multiple lawyers, therapists, and a mediator.
“I will provide contemporaneous documentation of the relevant communications, as well as photographic evidence of my child’s 2019 injuries, to the court at an appropriate time,” she said in the court filing.
EX-WIFE OF MISSOURI SENATE HOPEFUL ERIC GREITENS SAYS SHE HAS EVIDENCE OF ABUSE
Tim Parlatore, an attorney for Eric Greitens, hit back at the allegations, accusing the former Missouri first lady of lying in her affidavit.
“Sheena Greitens lied in a sworn affidavit alleging abusive behavior that never happened. Her false story is contradicted by numerous photographs, videos, medical and dental records, and even Sheena’s own emails,” the lawyer said in a statement. “Multiple sources have now confirmed that she did discuss these matters with Karl Rove before they were filed.”
“She lied when she claimed that she wanted to keep these family matters private and protect her children from public disclosure because she is the one who leaked her own affidavit to the media to bring public attention,” Parlatore continued. “Sheena Greitens lied when she said ‘they were reported to multiple lawyers, therapists, and our mediator, in 2018 and afterward.”
“These individuals are mandated reporters, required by Missouri law to report allegations of abuse. No such reports have been made,” he added.
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Eric and Sheena Greitens divorced after a sex scandal in which he allegedly took a compromising photo of his hairstylist without her knowledge during the course of an affair. He was accused of trying to use the picture against her as blackmail. While the invasion of privacy felony charge against the politician was dropped, he resigned from the governorship less than one and a half years after taking office.
The Missouri Republican has faced numerous calls from his primary opponents to drop out of the race in the wake of the abuse allegations.
