Critics Question Matt Bevin’s Pardon of Man Convicted of Child Rape

Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, right, and his wife, Glenna, speak to supporters gathered at a Republican Party event in Louisville, Ky. on Nov. 5, 2019. Timothy D. Easley/AP Photo

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin defended his controversial pardon of a man who was convicted of raping a child, saying there was no physical evidence of an assault.

Bevin’s comments sparked a flurry of harsh criticism from medical and law enforcement officials.