Rep. Jeanie Riddle, R-Mokane, recounted the story of a childhood friend who was raped by the girl's biological father. The friend was impregnated more than once, Riddle said, and then taken to have the pregnancy aborted.
Wrap: Calloway County Republican Representative Jeanie Riddle presented a bill at a Corrections Committee hearing regarding the use of force by a parent or caregiver in a case of self-defense.
State Rep. Jeanie Riddle, R-Mokane, the bill's sponsor, said despite the broad-based language of the bill, she intended it to address problems with the Fulton institution, which houses the criminally insane. The bill is co-sponsored by a bi-partisan group of 37 representatives, which includes most of the Corrections Committee.
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