Custody Case Shakes Pennsylvania Senate Race

“Senate candidate Sean Parnell’s contentious custody case ended Tuesday after three days of grueling testimony and sharp questions that seem certain to follow one of Pennsylvania’s top Republican contenders for the rest of his campaign,” the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

“The trial ended without an immediate ruling and with two conflicting narratives about alleged abuse — both delivered under oath.”

“It’s now up to Senior Judge James Arner to evaluate the competing claims and decide on custody of Parnell’s three children, aged 8 to 12, in a decision that might, in part, be viewed as a signal of how he views the accusations of violence and abuse leveled against Parnell by his estranged wife, Laurie Snell.”