<body><div><p><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3fwffD_0nVjVIoX00" style="display:none" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3fwffD_0nVjVIoX00" width="1920" height="1080" ></p><div style="position:relative;width:100%; height:0; padding-bottom: 56.25%;"><div style="position:relative;width:100%; height:0; padding-bottom: 56.25%;"><iframe allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox" scrolling="no" src="https://w3.mp.lura.live/player/prod/v3/anvload.html?key=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" style="width:100%; height:100%;top:0; left:0; position:absolute"></iframe></div></div><p> CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — Kanawha County Commission President Kent Carper is now under federal investigation in connection to alleged misconduct at a city park. </p><p> Carper is <a href="https://www.wowktv.com/news/west-virginia/kanawha-county-wv/kent-carper-investigation/metro-911-releases-transcript-of-carper-call/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> accused of indecently exposing himself </a> to a woman at Daniel Boone Park on May 15 at around 2:20 p.m. Police did not cite Carper pending further investigation and was allowed to leave. </p><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate><a href="#sailthru-signup-widget"> Close </a><p class="thanks"> Thanks for signing up! </p><p class="watch"> Watch for us in your inbox. </p><p class="sailthru-signup-display-sub-message"> Subscribe Now </p><h1 class="sailthru-signup-display-message"> Breaking News </h1><p> Carper is under both state and federal investigation, and more serious charges could be considered. But as of Wednesday, no charges have been filed. </p><p> “I assigned a seasoned trooper from the State Police side. The Special Prosecutor had also reached out to, I later found out, reached out to the U.S. Attorney’s Office as well,” <a href="https://www.wowktv.com/news/west-virginia/jack-chambers-named-west-virginia-state-police-superintendent/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> Col. Jack Chambers </a> , West Virginia State Police Superintendent, said Wednesday. “So that investigation is being run by two state troopers through state court, and also with the federal nexus as well.” </p><p><a href="https://www.wowktv.com/news/west-virginia/kanawha-county-wv/kent-carper-investigation/special-prosecutor-appointed-in-kanawha-county-commission-president-kent-carper-investigation/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> A Special Prosecutor was appointed </a> ; they asked the <a href="https://www.wowktv.com/news/west-virginia/kanawha-county-wv/kent-carper-investigation/special-prosecutor-in-carper-case-asks-wvsp-for-independent-investigation/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> West Virginia State Police </a> to take over. </p><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate><p> Former prosecutors 13 News has spoken with said Carper <a href="https://www.wowktv.com/news/west-virginia/kanawha-county-wv/carper-floated-job-offer-to-girlfriend-of-police-officer/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> emailing a county employee and offering her a new job </a> could be considered bribery or obstruction of justice. The woman Carper emailed is dating the Charleston police officer who first investigated Carper’s case. </p><p> Since this was over the internet, it could be eligible for federal prosecution. </p><p> Carper’s family has maintained that the Commissioner was <a href="https://www.wowktv.com/news/west-virginia/kanawha-county-wv/kanawha-county-commission-president-kent-carper-released-from-hospital/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> experiencing confusion caused by medical problems </a> that day, and it was an “awful misunderstanding.” </p><a class="promo-link__link" href="https://www.wowktv.com/news/west-virginia/kanawha-county-wv/kent-carper-investigation/timeline-kent-carper-investigation/?ipid=promo-link-block1" rel="nofollow" target="&quot;_blank&quot;"> TIMELINE: Kent Carper Investigation </a><p> Jesse Forbes, Carper’s Attorney, said, “Kanawha County Commissioner Kent Carper continues to recover from serious health issues including a stroke, heart attack, and open-heart surgery involving a quadruple bypass. We remain confident that the truth regarding the health issues suffered by Commissioner Carper and the media reports regarding May 15, 2023 will be demonstrated following the work of Special Prosecutor David Wandling.&nbsp;At this time the Special Prosecutor continues that work, and it would be inappropriate to comment further while those efforts are ongoing.” </p><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate><i> Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. </i><p><a href="https://www.wowktv.com" rel="nofollow"> For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to WOWK 13 News. </a></p></div></body>

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Kanawha County Commission President Kent Carper is now under federal investigation in connection to alleged misconduct at a city park.