The Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission, charged with determining whether the Democratic Louisville representative violated the state legislature’s ethics code in three instances during his first term in office, is currently set to take up the case early next year on Jan. 26 and Feb. 2, the group determined after its Dec. 2 meeting. From there, according to Grossberg’s attorney Anna Whites, they’ll likely make a ruling within the following days.
It’s been a long — more than 16 months since the Lexington Herald-Leader reported the representative was under investigation over potentially inappropriate interactions with women — and winding road to get to this point. The commission previously found probable cause of three allegations of misconduct to be taken up at the hearing, including:
- A claim Grossberg attempted to “obtain contributions in exchange for possible state catering business or private company” related to a Subway sandwich shop owner who inquired about state catering services;
- A claim he made inappropriate comments to a transgender constituent after consuming several alcoholic drinks during an after-hours meeting at his Capitol office in 2023, including remarks about her genitals;
- And an allegation he’d used his position of power to intimidate a private business — a strip club manager in Louisville who has claimed Grossberg threatened to shut down the location after he was banned over inappropriate behavior, according to the Lexington Herald-Leader.
Grossberg has consistently denied all allegations against him.
Read the rest at the Courier-Journal.
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