Regola: It Was a 'Witch Hunt'

GREENSBURG, Pa. (AP) — A state senator whose gun was used by a teenage neighbor in an apparent suicide said Thursday that his acquittal on gun and perjury charges shows that his prosecution was a politically motivated "witch hunt."

State Sen. Robert Regola III, speaking in his first interview with The Associated Press since the charges were filed, also said he's confident that an expected civil lawsuit will ultimately exonerate both him and his son Bobby.

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