The female colleague eventually admits to having baselessly accused the politician of sexual assault, clearly in an effort to boost her own political career, and the politician’s name is cleared of all wrongdoing.

A well-known, Missouri politician is accused by a female colleague of rape. Following a thorough investigation into the matter by both the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department and the St. Charles County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, no criminal charges are filed against the politician. Nonetheless, the female colleague repeatedly uses her false allegations against the politician in an effort to springboard her own political career. As a result, and in an extremely tough political environment for doing so, the politician files a defamation lawsuit against his female colleague, and in response, the woman files a counterclaim against the politician alleging sexual assault.

Following years of tireless litigation by the attorneys at Hollingshead & Dudley…