Missouri AG Removes Ray County Prosecutor, Alleges Misconduct and Neglect

Ray County Prosecutor Camille Johnston has been removed from office, according to a petition filed by Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway.

Hanaway’s office filed a petition to remove Johnston from office, alleging misconduct, according to a news release from the attorney general’s office.

A Ray County judge approved a preliminary order immediately removing Johnston as the county’s prosecutor, effective immediately, “pending the outcome of the full lawsuit,” the news release said.

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In the petition, Hanaway alleged Johnston verbally berated her staff and “engaged in an intimate and romantic relationship” with a criminal defense attorney representing “defendants in matters prosecuted by Johnston.” Hanaway also alleged Johnston had relationships with a “prospective defendant” and an immigrant without legal status who was being prosecuted for alleged sexual assault in the county, according to the news release.

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