The ex-wife of Eric Greitens, a former Missouri governor now mounting a run for U.S. Senate, accused the candidate in court papers made public on Monday of physical violence toward her and the couple's sons.
Greitens responded by posting a statement to Twitter, calling Sheena Greitens' accusations "lies" peddled by political operatives and the media.
Sheena Greitens said in court documents filed as part of the couple's child custody proceedings that during an argument at their home in 2018, Eric Greitens knocked her down and confiscated her phone, wallet and keys. Sheena Greitens said that her then-husband once "cuffed" their 3-year-old son. In November of 2019, one of her sons came home from a visit with his father with a swollen face, bleeding gums and a loose tooth, she said, and told her that his father had struck him.
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