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Representative Jorgensen asserts innocence after charges filed, asks colleagues for support
Summary
Representative Jorgensen used a point of personal privilege to state charges filed in Midvale City Court are untrue and to assert his innocence, asking colleagues and the press to remember the family impacts of the matter.
Representative Jorgensen addressed the chamber under a point of personal privilege to inform colleagues that charges had been filed against him in Midvale City Court related to his divorce proceedings and to state on the record that the charges were untrue.
He said he was innocent, that the controversy stemmed from his divorce and custody matters, and asked colleagues, constituents and the press to remember the collateral impacts on family members. He concluded by thanking the House for its support.
The statement was a personal assertion of defense; the matter was not further litigated on the House floor during this session and no House action was recorded.
