Hawaii GOP legislator quits over sex conviction
State Rep. Galen Fox abruptly announced yesterday he will resign after being convicted of a federal misdemeanor for fondling a woman on a flight from Honolulu to Los Angeles last December.
Fox, a Republican who represents Waikiki, Ala Moana and Kaka'ako in the state House of Representatives, was convicted last month in federal court in Los Angeles. A misdemeanor carries a penalty of up to a year in jail, but Fox's attorney, Harland Braun, said Fox likely faces a fine and probation when he is sentenced early next year.
At a news conference at the state Capitol, Fox said he would resign effective Dec. 1. The 62-year-old representative read from a prepared statement but did not explain the nature of his conviction or take questions from reporters.
"I vigorously fought the charges against me, which I hold to be untrue. I lost," Fox said. "From now on in my personal life, I will have to bear the consequences of that loss.
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Hawaii GOP legislator quits over sex conviction