ST. LOUIS (AP) _ A special prosecutor has been appointed to investigate
allegations a lawyer violated a gag order in the invasion of privacy case
against former Gov. Eric Greitens.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports St. Louis Circuit Judge Rex Burlison
appointed Gerard “Jerry” Carmody to investigate a “charge of indirect
criminal contempt” against Albert Watkins in a one-sentence order issued
Tuesday. Carmody also is investigating claims an investigator committed
perjury.
In June, Burlison threatened to fine or jail Watkins over a news release and a
20-minute impromptu April news conference in downtown St. Louis. Burlison says
Watkins may have violated a gag order in the invasion of privacy case against
Greitens, which was later dismissed.
Watkins said only that he is “respectful of the court’s decision.”
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