Matt Bevin

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Matt Bevin was Republican Governor of Kentucky who pardoned a convicted child molester based on flawed medical reasoning. Bevin claimed the victim’s hymen was intact, therefore rape didn’t occur, rely…

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Matt Bevin was Republican Governor of Kentucky who pardoned a convicted child molester based on flawed medical reasoning. Bevin claimed the victim’s hymen was intact, therefore rape didn’t occur, relying on discredited pseudoscience. Medical experts condemned his ignorance of anatomy. The pardon was one of many controversial clemency grants Bevin made on his way out of office.