[ad_1]<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/p><\/div> John Tilley<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n <\/p>\n John Tilley, former secretary of Kentucky\u2019s Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, was arrested in downtown Lexington and charged with first degree rape Monday morning, according to jail records. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n An arrest citation alleges that Tilley had sex with a victim who could not consent due to their level of intoxication. The alleged rape occurred on April 15, but Tilley was not detained on the charge until Monday, according to the arrest citation. Tilley turned himself in Monday morning, Lexington police confirmed. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Attorneys Christopher Spedding and Steve Schroering said in a statement Monday that Tilley maintains he didn\u2019t commit a crime. <\/p>\n \u201cMr. Tilley maintains his innocence of any criminal wrongdoing and has fully cooperated in the investigation. He respects the court process and will have no further comment at this time,\u201d Spedding and Schroering said in their statement.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tilley was previously a Democratic state representative, but was appointed to serve as a cabinet member<\/a> over the state\u2019s justice department by former Republican Gov. Matt Bevin. He served in that capacity during the entirety of the Bevin administration.<\/p>\n As a lawmaker, the attorney represented the Western Kentucky city of Hopkinsville and served chairman of the House Judiciary Committee. The arrest citation lists him as a current resident of Oldham County, just outside of Louisville.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n