FRANKFORT, Ky. (LEX 18) — The Kentucky Senate voted unanimously Thursday morning to convict former commonwealth’s attorney Ronnie Goldy on impeachment.
The Senate convicted Goldy on all three articles of impeachment proposed by the House with a 34-0 vote. The conviction means Goldy is banned from holding public office in Kentucky in the future.
Goldy was suspended last year and later resigned after allegations that he traded court favors in exchange for nude photos and videos of a criminal defendant. Thursday’s conviction means that he will officially be recorded as having been removed from office.
Goldy served as the top prosecutor for Montgomery, Rowan, Bath, and Menifee counties.
Sen. Brandon Storm, who chaired the Senate Committee on Impeachment, said that he was surprised that Goldy offered no evidence in his defense during the proceedings.
“I think it's a deterrent effect,” Storm said. “If you go down and look at the judgment, this is going to bar him from ever being able to hold public office again, so I think it should be a deterrent effect. This conduct is not going to be tolerated in the commonwealth.”
