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Salt Lake City, Utah. (AP) – Attorneys for former campaign manager of Utah Governor Spencer Cox, who resigned this week after an investigation substantiated allegations of sexual misconduct against him by a campaign worker, have called the allegations unfounded.
In a statement Friday, lawyers representing Austin Cox said the relationship in question was a long-term relationship between two young adults that he ended earlier this year, KUTV reported.
“Our client clearly and emphatically denies all charges to the contrary,” the statement said.
The Republican governor said Thursday an independent investigation had prompted him to resign Austin Cox, his campaign manager for 2020, but he resigned before it closed. The investigation also revealed previously unreported “hostile behavior” towards other team members.
Austin Cox attorneys also criticized a joint statement by Governor Cox and Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson on Thursday condemning the former campaign manager’s behavior.
KUTV asked to speak to Austin Cox on Friday, but his lawyer declined their request for an interview.
The governor and the former campaign manager are not related.
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