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Missouri State Rep. Rick Roeber, Accused of Child Abuse, Expelled from Missouri House GOVERNMENT & POLITICS Missouri state Rep. Rick Roeber, accused of child abuse, expelled from Missouri House BY JEANNE KUANG APRIL 21, 2021 12:20 PM, UPDATED APRIL 26, 2021 10:36 AM The El Dorado County District Attorney's Office created a video to help anybody become more aware of and proactive about child abuse and neglect. The video shows how to recognize the signs of child abuse, and how to report it. BY EL DORADO COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE Listen to this article now 03:25 Powered by Trinity Audio ACCEPT COOKIES We use cookies and similar technologies. By continuing to use this website, you consent to our Terms of Service and our Privacy Policy. JEFFERSON CITY In a near-unanimous vote and for only the second time in its history, the Missouri House of Representatives on April 21 expelled one of its own. Rep. Rick Roeber, the Lee’s Summit Republican who a House committee found was credibly accused of sexually and physically abusing his children, was removed from office by a vote of 153 in favor to one present. House Republican leaders signaled the extraordinary move when members rejected Roeber’s attempts to resign as the House Ethics committee investigation into the abuse accusations neared its end. TOP ARTICLES Kansas City man charged after meth, guns and $180K found in home, prosecutors say The bipartisan committee released its report on April 19. It found credible the testimony from Roeber’s ex-wife and three of his four now-adult children: that in the 1990s, an alcoholic Roeber sexually abused two of his children and physically abused all four, frequently beating them with a belt, and at one point drowning several puppies. On April 21, committee chair Travis Fitzwater of Holts Summit said Roeber had disrespected the panel by initially indicating he would challenge the findings, then submitting a resignation letter when news related to the investigation broke. Roeber, whom the committee described as “combative” and “defiant” in his testimony, accosted Democratic committee members during the investigation to accuse them of orchestrating a political hit against him, Fitzwater said. Roeber has also accused his ex-wife and children of fabricating the claims because “all my children are Democrats,” according to the report. “You don’t get to walk off on your own terms,” Fitzwater said. ACCEPT COOKIES We use cookies and similar technologies. By continuing to use this website, you consent to our Terms of Service and our PrivacyHouse Policy Speak. er Rob Vescovo of Arnold, who has made child welfare issues a top priority of this legislative session, delivered a rare and emotional floor speech supporting expulsion. “We all understand that the one safe place, the unconditional place, that is the safety net for our children, is their home,” he said. “All that this investigation found was that gentleman from the 34th — the man from the 34th — did everything the opposite of creating that home life.” He echoed the committee’s findings that the state had failed Roeber’s children, who reported the abuse decades ago. The Division of Family Services investigated one of the sexual abuse allegations and found probable cause that it occurred. Roeber fought the finding and a state board overturned it for unknown reasons. The committee found a referral had been made to the local prosecutor in 2001 but no charges were filed. “We are not standing up here today deciding his innocence or guilt, outside of this body. That is for someone else to do,” Vescovo said. “But we are going to police ourselves.” On April 20, Jackson County Prosecutor spokesman Michael Mansur confirmed that the office received a case referral about Roeber in 2001, and declined to prosecute “for reasons related to evidence.” The committee findings and expulsion are likely to increase pressure on officials to criminally prosecute Roeber, an outcome that Vescovo, Fitzwater and the ethics committee indicated they support. The pair alerted the prosecutor’s office this month before the report was released, alerting them Roeber still had contact with a minor child. “At our request, the committee provided transcripts of the investigation,” Mansur said in an email last week. “We have since asked for the full report. This matter is under review and further comment would be inappropriate at this time.” Allegations of the abuse were reported by The Kansas City Star Editorial Board in September 2020, after Roeber had already run unopposed in the primary for his deceased wife’s 34th District seat. He went on to win by 301 votes in the general election, and was shortly thereafter booted from the Republican caucus as the incoming House leaders moved to open an Ethics Committee investigation. RELATED STORIES FROM KANSAS CITY STAR POLITICS-GOVERNMENT POLITICS-GOVERNMENT Missouri Republicans say they Missouri committee recommends couldn’t keep Roeber out of House expulsion for state rep over alleged after abuse charges emerged abuse of his children APRIL 21, 2021 5:00 AM APRIL 19, 2021 4:25 PM POLITICS-GOVERNMENT POLITICS-GOVERNMENT ACCEPT COOKIES We use cookies and Msimilarisso technologies.uri Hous Bye recontinuingjects R toic usek Rthisoe website,ber’s you consentMiss too uourri Tleermsgis laof tors investigating Rick Service and our Privacy Policy. resignation, buying time to finish Roeber ask prosecutor to ensure investigation ‘safety’ of child APRIL 15, 2021 11:04 AM APRIL 13, 2021 1:35 PM POLITICS-GOVERNMENT ‘You still vote’: These Kansas, Missouri lawmakers are outcasts, but remain in office MARCH 08, 2021 5:00 AM Rick Roeber STAR FILE PHOTO JEANNE KUANG 573-635-7839 Jeanne Kuang covers Missouri government and politics for The Kansas City Star. 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