Alabama governor resigns over sex scandal

‘The Governor of the US state of Alabama Robert Bentley has resigned after state lawmakers began impeachment proceedings linked to his affair with a senior aide.
The governor of the conservative southern US state pleaded guilty in an agreement with prosecutors on Monday to two misdemeanor campaign violations.
The guilty pleas were part of an agreement with prosecutors that called for him to step down, said Ellen Brooks, special prosecutor appointed by the state Attorney General Steve Marshall to investigate Bentley.
“I have decided it is time for me to step down as Alabama governor,” said Bentley at a news conference in the state capital of Montgomery, adding that his service “was a calling that God placed on my life.”‘
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