Roman L. LeBlanc, married Missouri rep, had sex with a teen he’d mentored

In the March 24 print edition, The Pitch recounts the investigation of Kansas City, Missouri, police and the Platte County Prosecutor’s Office of Missouri Rep. Roman L. LeBlanc, who was accused last fall of sexually assaulting an 18-year-old college student.

The story was published online here first. What follows after the jump uses police records and extensive interviews with the student’s family, who tell The Pitch that LeBlanc promised to resign.

We’ll update this story as it develops.

Updates: Watch cell phone video of LeBlanc admitting to the young woman’s family that he tried to touch her and “she said no.” LeBlanc later told police that he lied to the family about the sex being consensual to protect the girl.

The Boy Scouts of America have since cut ties with LeBlanc.

And on March 26, LeBlanc issued a statement saying he would not seek reelection.