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GOP leader steps down after “forcible kissing” accusation

The Republican Party chair for Kansas’ most populous county resigned Thursday, only days after the public disclosure that he has been accused of forcibly kissing another local GOP leader at an anti-abortion group’s fundraiser this summer.
Fabian Shepard’s decision to step down as GOP chair in Johnson County was confirmed by the County and State Party leaders.
Stephanie Cashion, vice chair of the neighboring Wyandotte County Republican Party said that she filed a battery complaint with Bonner Springs police accusing Shepard of kissing twice her without her permission at an Aug. 20 Kansans for Life event.
Shepard has denied the accusation.