A Virginia lawmaker who was just re-elected despite being jailed for a sex scandal with a teenager has been indicted on four new felony charges. The forgery and perjury indictment of Del. Joseph D. Morrissey was returned the day before that election and unsealed Wednesday in Henrico County Circuit Court. The lawmaker now stands accused of forging a document he vouched for in court, and persuading the girl's mother to swear to its authenticity as well. That woman, Deidre Warren, also was indicted on perjury and forgery charges. Morrissey faces up to 10 years on each count if convicted, special prosecutor William J. Neely said.
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State Delegate Joseph Morrissey was indicted on perjury and forgery charges last week -- a day before he was re-elected in the 74th district
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The Democrat is already spending nights in jail, with work release during the day, for an affair he had with teen Myrna Pride
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Also facing charges in the case is the girl's mother Deirdri Warren, who allegedly swore to a forged document's authenticity at Morrisey's behest
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Morrisey and the teen--who is now 18 and pregnant--both maintain they never had a sexual relationship
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Morrisey's fellow lawmakers are agonizing over how to discipline the longtime delegate. For now, they've placed him at a desk in a far corner
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