Republicans sorry for saying ranger lied about making out
Source: AP
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Two Republican lawmakers whom a park ranger cited for making out in a public park apologized Monday for accusing that ranger of lying and stepped down from a Minnesota House ethics panel in an apparent effort to head off a complaint from Democrats.
In separate statements, Reps. Tara Mack and Tim Kelly made little reference to the Aug. 25 incident in which a Dakota County park ranger said he found the pair making out in a car. The ranger wrote in his notes that Mack's pants were unzipped and pulled down.
Mack and Kelly — who are married to other people — originally called the officer's account "an absolute lie," insisting they met in Lebanon Hills Regional Park in Eagan to swap documents relating to a health insurance company. They vowed to lodge a formal complaint against the ranger.
They later backed down from that promised complaint and each paid $260 misdemeanor fines — actions the House Democrats said amounted to admissions of guilt.
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FILE - This combination of photos provided Sept. 2, 2015 by the Minnesota House of Representatives shows Rep. Tim Kelly, R-Red Wing, left, and Rep. Tara Mack, R-Apple Valley. The two lawmakers cited for making out in a public park have apologized to the ranger whom they accused of lying about the incident and have agreed to leave a House ethics panel pending a potential complaint against them. (Courtesy Minnesota House of Representatives via AP, File)
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