A Democratic candidate for a U.S. House seat in South Carolina won the party’s primary Tuesday despite accusations that he violently abused his wife decades ago.
Archie Parnell received enough votes to secure his party’s nomination and will face off in November’s general election against incumbent U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman – a Republican who defeated Parnell by 3 percentage points in a special election last year.
The Democrat’s primary victory, in which he defeated three challengers, comes just weeks after it was revealed that his now ex-wife accused him of physical abuse in the 1970s, according to divorce records obtained by the Post and Courier.
(Associated Press)
Kathleen Parnell said their marriage ended after her then-husband made “unwarranted accusations” and beat her several times.
“The Plaintiff is informed and believes that she is entitled to an absolute divorce on the ground of physical cruelty,” the divorce documents read.
The ex-wife claimed in divorce papers that Parnell used a tire iron one night to break a glass door to enter an apartment where the…
