TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Aug 23, 2019
After more than a year of being dogged by allegations of sexual assault, Rep. David Byrd told his House Republican colleagues today he will not seek reelection in 2020, the Tennessean reports. Byrd announced his decision during a closed-door caucus meeting less than an hour before the start of today's special legislative session. Byrd, R-Waynesboro, is accused by three women of sexually assaulting them when they were teenagers in the 1980s while he was their teacher and basketball coach at Wayne County High School.