Report: Missouri governor initiated unwanted sex acts

Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens initiated a physically aggressive unwanted sexual encounter with his hairdresser and threatened to distribute a partially nude photo of her if she spoke about it, according to testimony released Wednesday by a House investigatory committee.

The report details multiple instances in which the woman said Greitens spanked, slapped, grabbed, shoved and called her derogatory names during a series of sexual encounters in 2015.

The testimony contradicts Greitens’ previous assertions.

The report, signed by all five Republicans and two Democrats on the committee, describes the woman’s testimony as credible and notes Greitens has so far declined to testify or provide documents to the panel. But it outlines some of the Republican governor’s public comments that appear to run counter to her allegations.