Judge denies deposition request of former Missouri Democratic party chairman in Greitens' invasion

Judge denies deposition request of former Missouri Democratic party chairman in Greitens’ invasion of privacy case

St. Louis Circuit Judge Rex Burlison ruled Thursday he would not allow Governor Eric Greitens’ lawyers to question the former Missouri Democratic party chairman.

In a hearing at Carnahan Courthouse, Burlison turned down a request from Greitens’ lawyer Ed Dowd to depose Roy Temple over whether or not he made payments to the Greitens accuser’s ex-husband, P.S., in the past, following an affair she had with Greitens in 2015 before he was elected.

Temple has denied making any payments multiple times. Dowd said he wanted to know what the ex-husband said to Temple.

Temple’s lawyer Joseph Bednar said his client’s deposition would not be relevant in the case and Burlison agreed.

“He was not in the basement of the defendant’s house,” Bednar said of his client.

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