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West Virginia state Sen. Mike Maroney, R-Marshall, was charged with indecent exposure on Tuesday. Glen Dale Police say he was arrested after a lottery room surveillance camera caught him in “an overt act of sexual gratification.”
Following the arrest Maroney was removed as chairman of the Senate Committee on Health and Human Resources. Senate President Craig Blair, R-Berkeley, said in a statement that he is both concerned and disappointed.
“To give him appropriate time to dedicate to his personal issues,” Blair said, “I have removed him as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health and Human Resources and have relieved him of all other committee responsibilities.”
Blair noted that the incident is still under investigation, and Maroney is innocent of the crime until proven guilty.
“If true, this allegation is obviously not up to the standard of what we expect from our elected leaders in the State Senate of West Virginia,” Blair said.
In 2019 Mike Maroney was arrested and charged with soliciting a prostitute.
Maroney lost his primary election, and was absent during the May special session.
