West virginia lawmaker arrested for touching himself in public

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https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/west-virginia-senator-mike-maroney-indecent-exposure/

GLEN DALE, W. Va. (KDKA/AP) -- After he was charged with indecent exposure and disorderly conduct, the chair of a key West Virginia state legislative committee was removed from his position by chamber leadership Wednesday.

Republican Sen. Mike Maroney, who led the state Senate Health and Human Resources Committee, was arrested Tuesday on the two misdemeanors after an Aug. 4 incident at Gumby's Cigarette & Beer World in Glen Dale, a little over an hour from Pittsburgh.





Marshall County Prosecuting Attorney Joe Canestraro said employees on surveillance video allegedly saw Maroney "committing an act of sexual gratification" about 1 p.m. in the establishment's video lottery room. Maroney was the only person in the room at the time, according to Canestraro.

The Gumby's employees then called the Glen Dale Police Department.

Maroney, who has served in the state senate since 2016, didn't immediately respond to an email request for comment Wednesday. He was arraigned and released on a $3,000 personal recognizance bond Tuesday night, CBS affiliate WTRF reported. A court date hasn't been set.