Lawmaker Kills Himself After Woman's Accusation

A state lawmaker in Kentucky under investigation for allegedly molesting a teenager posted a farewell message on Facebook and shot himself Wednesday night, police say.

Rep. Dan Johnson died in what the coroner says was a "probable suicide" after posting that the accusations were false and only God knows the truth, WDRB reports. Police, who were contacted after the message was posted, say Johnson shot himself on a bridge in Bullitt County, south of Louisville. 

On Monday, the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting published an investigation that included a 21-year-old woman's allegation that Johnson, a married pastor, sexually assaulted her at a party in his church on New Year's Eve 2012, when she was 17.

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