Woman: Garn lying about 'no contact' in hot tub when she was 15

[TalkingDog]

http://www.cityweekly.net/utah/blog-3279-women-garn-lying-about-no-contact-in-hottub-when-she-was-15.html

Cheryl Maher, the New Hampshire woman who says she had an affair with Layton Rep. Kevin Garn in 1985 and was paid $150,000 to keep her secret, says Garn is lying about a naked hot tub encounter between them when she was 15 and he was 30.

Garn told reporters last night, I can unequivocally tell you there was no physical contact, there was no touching, there was no intercourse, there was none of those things. It simply did not occur. ...I'm not trying to downplay what did occur but I want to make it very plain.

Maher says he's lying, but is hesitant to give her version of events. "Let's just say this. He really loves to massage," Maher told City Weekly when asked for details of the contact in the hot tub. Maher, though, talks less about how that particular encounter traumatized her and more about the emotional relationship she had with Garn. "I was in love with him," she said.

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

1. Anyone who pays 150K to hush up nothing...

well, I'm sure you see my point.

[paulsby]

4. it's not nothing from a political standpoint,

but is one from a legal standpoint.

assuming they were just nekkid in the hottub.

[dionysus]

2. well, well, well...

:popcorn:

[theoldman]

3. Now why don't I believe her.

Just what did he massage? My biggest question is what does she have to gain.

[TalkingDog]

5. Doesn't matter if you believe her. The damage is done. He resigned.

If this had happened in the past 5 years and he'd been caught, he would be on the sexual offenders registry for the rest of his life. As it is, he'll lay low for a few years and then take right back up where he left off. It will be old news and ultimately he will only have suffered a little loss of income and access to power.

I'd say he got off (pardon the pun) pretty damned easy.

And he got a standing ovation from Utah legislators.....for being such an upright guy.....yeah right.