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Former U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema can be sued under North Carolina's homewrecker law over her relationship with a member of her security detail, a judge ruled Friday. Sinema has a...

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Former U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema can be sued under North Carolina's homewrecker law over...

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Former U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema can be sued under North Carolina's homewrecker law over her relationship with a member of her security detail, a judge ruled Friday.

Sinema has acknowledged having a romantic relationship with Matthew Ammel but argued she cannot be sued in North Carolina because she has no connection to the state. U.S. District Judge David A. Bragdon rejected that argument, saying nine text messages she sent Ammel while he was in the state give North Carolina jurisdiction, and finding it implausible that she was unaware of his whereabouts when she texted him. The lawsuit, filed by Ammel's ex-wife Heather Ammel, seeks financial damages from Sinema, who represented Arizona in the House and later the Senate for one term that ended early last year.

North Carolina is one of a handful of states that allow jilted spouses to sue for alienation of affection, and Heather Ammel alleges she and Matthew had a good and loving marriage before Sinema pursued him despite knowing he was married.

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Former U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema can be sued under North Carolina's homewrecker law over her relationship with a member of her security detail, a judge ruled Friday. Sinema has acknowledged having a romantic relationship with Matthew Ammel but argued she cannot be sued in North Carolina because she has no connection to the state. U.S. District Judge David A. Bragdon rejected that argument, saying nine text messages she sent Ammel while he was in the state give North Carolina jurisdiction, and finding it implausible that she was unaware of his whereabouts when she texted him. The lawsuit, filed by Ammel's ex-wife Heather Ammel, seeks financial damages from Sinema, who represented Arizona in the House and later the Senate for one term that ended early last year. North Carolina is one of a handful of states that allow jilted spouses to sue for alienation of affection, and Heather Ammel alleges she and Matthew had a good and loving marriage before Sinema pursued him despite knowing he was married.
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