Alabama governor JAILED on charges stemming from affair

 Alabama Governor Robert Bentley has been booked on two misdemeanor charges that arose from the investigation of alleged affair with a top aide, pictured inset.

A booking log at the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office website shows Bentley was processed on two campaign and ethics charges Monday afternoon.

A mugshot released by the jail shows Bentley smiling slightly, his head cocked slightly to the right.

Alabama’s Ethics Commission last week found probable cause that Bentley violated state ethics laws with his handling of an alleged affair and referred the case to prosecutors.

Bentley was expected to resign rather than risk impeachment over allegations he abused his powers to cover up an extramarital affair with a top aide Rebekah Mason.

The mild-mannered 74-year-old Republican and one-time Baptist deacon was said to be at peace with that decision.

Source: Alabama governor JAILED on charges stemming from affair | Daily Mail Online