RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A Virginia lawmaker has completed his sentence for a misdemeanor stemming from a sex scandal.
Media outlets report that Del. Joe Morrissey was released from Henrico Jail East in New Kent County on Tuesday.
The 57-year-old Henrico County lawmaker was on a work-release program that allowed him to spend his nights in the jail and days at the General Assembly. He was convicted last December of contributing to the delinquency of a minor in a sex scandal involving a 17-year-old girl.
Despite the scandal, the former Democrat won re-election in January as an independent.
Morrissey is facing new felony charges of fabricating a document.
