Ethics panel finds probable cause in sexual harassment case against lawmaker

Former state Rep. John Arnold (D-Sturgis), according to The Lexington Herald-Leader, will face possible reprimands and fines when the Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission hears three sexual harassment complaints against him at a Dec. 12 hearing. The commission on Tuesday voted to find probable cause to believe the complaints filed in August against Arnold by three women who work for the Legislative Research Commission. Arnold, 69, has denied the allegations made in the complaints and a related lawsuit, but he resigned his seat in the state House last month.