Judge: Greitens case sent to Texas partly to limit publicity

By PAUL WEBER and JIM SALTER
Associated Press

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The judge in the child custody case involving former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens has ruled that it should move to Texas because his two sons now spend most of their time there, and to better protect the boys from public scrutiny. That’s according to a court document obtained Thursday by The Associated Press. The ruling by Boone County, Missouri, Associate Circuit Judge Leslie Schneider also noted that despite allegations of instances of violence levied by Sheena Greitens, there was “no pattern of domestic violence by either Mother or Father.” Eric Greitens told The Associated Press in an email that the judge’s findings vindicated him. Sheena Greitens’ attorney said she never alleged a “pattern” but rather specific instances of abuse.