Northam Pardons Lawmaker for Affair with 17-Year Old

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) has pardoned state Sen. Joe Morrissey (D) “for a misdemeanor count of contributing to the delinquency of a minor related to his relationship with a 17-year-old assistant who later became his wife,” the Richmond Times-Dispatch reports.

“Morrissey, then a delegate, was convicted in 2014. He and his wife Myrna are now raising four children.”