OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Charles Herbster, a Republican candidate for Nebraska governor, filed a lawsuit Friday against State Sen. Julie Slama in Johnson County, her county of residence.
Underscoring Herbster’s continued assertion that the allegations made by multiple women were part of a political conspiracy against him, his campaign announced the lawsuit in a news release, saying: “Trial by media and public opinion strips the protections granted to all citizens by our Constitution. It is not a coincidence that the accusations which are the subject of the lawsuit were made just days before an election.”
Nebraska’s primary election is Tuesday, May 10.
“As set forth in my lawsuit, the false accusations and attacks on my character are part of a greater scheme calculated to try and defeat my candidacy,” Herbster said in Friday’s release. “I will not stop fighting until the truth is told and my name is cleared.”
While no dollar amount is defined in the court filing, the defamation lawsuit states that Herbster has “suffered damages in an amount to be proven at trial.”
The candidate’s statements echoed what Herbster had said during a news conference Wednesday on the allegations of sexual misconduct made against him last week.
Speaking via Zoom from his condo in Omaha at the time, Herbster said then that the allegations amounted to nothing more than “a smear campaign” and that he was taking legal actions regarding those allegations, turning the matter over to a law firm used by...
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