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Metro Council Candidate Was Accused Of Abuse By Then-Girlfriend In 2017

WEKU | By Amina Elahi

Published October 26, 2018 at 4:38 PM EDT

Court records obtained by WFPL show Louisville Metro Council candidate, Bret Shultz, was accused by his then-girlfriend of abuse in 2017. Soon after, Shultz of District 21, entered into a settlement with the woman in which both parties agreed to keep the details confidential, as WFPL’s Amina Elahi reports.

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