The ex-wife of former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens says the U.S. Senate candidate was violent toward her and their children, accusing him in a sworn statement of "cuffing" their then 3-year-old across the face, yanking him by his hair and knocking her down.
The allegations, made by Sheena Greitens in court papers filed Monday in an ongoing child custody dispute, rocked the Missouri Senate race and added to the litany of misconduct allegations against Greitens, who resigned in 2018 after he was accused of sexually violent and non-consensual behavior.
All of Greitens' Republican opponents, as well as Democratic candidates, swiftly called on him to drop out.
