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Prosecutors Won’t Refile Felony Charges Against Ex-Gov. Greitens

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The embattled former governor resigned last week.

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Missouri prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced on Friday she will not refile felony invasion-of-privacy charges against former Gov. Eric Greitens, according to an Associated Press report. Last week, Greitens resigned after a series of scandals, including accusations that he took an unauthorized, partially nude photograph of his mistress in 2015. A St. Louis grand jury indicted Greitens in February, but prosecutors dropped the charge in May. The former governor resigned as the state’s legislature was considering his impeachment.

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