ST. LOUIS – In a pretrial hearing on Monday, Judge Rex Burlison denied Greitens’ request for a bench trial and denied that the case be thrown out.
Governor Greitens was felony invasion of privacy charges. He's accused of sending a partially nude photo of a former lover.
Cameras weren't allowed in court, but we can tell you things got interesting. At one point, a prosecutor admitted there is no explicit evidence that photo was transmitted. That admission actually caused another attorney to put his hand on his forehead in disbelief.
Despite that back and forth, the judge rejected a request to throw out the case. And the trial will still happen, on May 14, in front of a jury.