Cheney challenger who got 14-year-old pregnant when he was 18 calls it ‘Romeo and Juliet story’

Published May 21, 2021 12:00am ET



One of the Republicans lined up to challenge GOP Rep. Liz Cheney for her seat in Congress admitted that he impregnated a teenage girl.

Anthony Bouchard, who has been a Wyoming state senator since 2017, admitted to impregnating a 14-year-old girl when he was 18. He made the admission during a Facebook Live video, which was done to get in front of a story that was dropping, he said.

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