Missouri governor indicted on felony invasion of privacy charges after being accused of blackmail during extramarital affair

Eric GreitensJeff Roberson/AP

  • Republican Gov. Eric Greitens of Missouri has been indicted on felony invasion-of-privacy charges.
  • A statement from a Circuit Attorney’s office in St. Louis cites an incident “that took place on March 21, 2015.”
  • Greitens, who admitted to an extramarital affair, was previously accused of taking a compromising picture of a woman he allegedly had an affair with in order to use “as blackmail.”


Republican Gov. Eric Greitens of Missouri has been indicted on felony invasion of privacy charges, according to a statement from a Circuit Attorney’s office in St. Louis on Thursday afternoon.

“As I have stated before, it is essential for residents of the City of St. Louis and our state to have confidence in their leaders,” the Circuit Attorney’s statement said. “They must know that the Office of the Circuit Attorney will hold public officials accountable in the same manner as any other resident.”

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