A GOP Senate campaign’s volunteer county chair resigned after reporters brought to light his criminal history involving a minor, per NBC News.
A spokesperson for the campaign of Sen. Jon Husted (R-OH) told NBC News that Andrew Havas “did not disclose” that he had been accused of sexual misconduct with a minor. According to reporting by NBC News, the campaign accepted Havas’ resignation after the accusation came to light.
Havas had been serving as a county campaign chair in Franklin County for Husted since December, and he resigned after NBC News reached out to Husted’s campaign for comment, the outlet reported.
According to NBC News, Havas pleaded guilty in 2009 in a case related to an incident involving a 15-year-old in Ohio’s Mahoning County. Havas was 22 years old at the time and was sentenced to 90 days in jail, ordered to pay a fine, and to have no contact with the minor, according to court records obtained by NBC News.
A criminal complaint from 2008 accused Havas of “being reckless” with regard to the victim’s age and of knowing that the minor was older than 13 but younger than 16, NBC News reported.
Havas’ charges were reduced from sexual misconduct with a minor to one misdemeanor assault charge, according to a case file reviewed by NBC News. He served his jail time in Mahoning County from May to August 2009, according to county sheriff’s office records obtained by NBC News.
“Mr. Havas did not disclose his history to the campaign,” a spokesperson for Husted’s campaign told NBC News. “Upon learning the facts, we immediately accepted his resignation as a campaign volunteer.”
Havas introduced Husted at a Christmas party in December and shook his hand before giving the GOP senator the microphone, according to NBC News, which noted that Havas did not respond to its requests for comment.
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