A lawmaker from the US state of Kentucky, Dan Johnson has reportedly committed suicide following a sexual abuse allegation

Fox news reported that the 57-year-old lawmaker and preacher shot himself on a bridge in Mt. Washington, southeast of Louisville and his body was washed ashore a riverbank near the bridge with his weapon found at the scene.

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Reports say the Kentucky Centre for Investigative Reporting had published an account of a woman who claimed that Johnson sexually assaulted her in 2013, when she was 17 years old.

She said she had attended a party at Johnson’s home, but fell asleep on a sofa, only to wake up to see Mr. Johnson kneeling over her, and sexually assaulted her that night.

However, prior to his demise, the deceased resorted to Facebook to debunk the allegations, saying they were “false” and “only GOD knows the truth."