Missouri House Won’t Accept Resignation of Lawmaker

The Missouri House refused to accept the resignation of state Rep. Rick Roeber (R), with a bipartisan group of lawmakers arguing that the ethics committee should complete its investigation into allegations that he sexually and physically abused his children, the Missouri Independent reports.

Roeber’s three adult children publicly alleged that in 1990 he molested his adopted daughter when she was 9 years old.

Despite the allegations, which became public more than a month before Election Day, Roeber defeated his Democratic opponent by 300 votes last November.