The ex-wife of Missouri GOP Senate candidate Eric Greitens has accused him of physical abuse
. That's according to an affidavit filed Monday in the former couple's child custody case in Missouri. COLUMBIA, Mo. — — Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens, now a leading, was physically abusive and demonstrated such"unstable and coercive behavior" that steps were taken to limit his access to firearms, according to new allegations from his ex-wife revealed in court records.
“Prior to our divorce, during an argument in late April 2018, Eric knocked me down and confiscated my cell phone, wallet and keys so that I was unable to call for help or extricate myself and our children from our home,” Sheena Greitens wrote in the filing.
Missouri’s Republican Attorney General Eric Schmitt, who is also running, tweeted: “The behavior described in this affidavit is cause for Eric Greitens to be in prison, not on the ballot for U.S. Senate.” The behavior was so alarming, she wrote, that on three separate occasions in February, April and May 2018, “multiple people other than myself were worried enough to intervene to limit Eric’s access to firearms."At one point, Eric Greitens made a reference to the fact that he had the children — and she didn't — while trying to persuade Sheena Greitens to delete emails she had sent to the family therapist seeking help, according to the affidavit.
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