Defense attorneys Steve Schroering and Chris Spedding argued that Tilley and the woman had been drinking and had consensual sex, and Tilley should never have ben charged.
Dr. Lisa Strohman, a clinical psychologist and online safety expert, first saw the harmful impact of online content during the Columbine High School shooting when she worked at the FBI.
House Bill 278 passed the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday.
Anti-crime bill featuring three-strikes provision wins approval from GOP-led House panel in Kentucky
The measure has emerged as a top priority this year in the Republican-dominated House.
Activists' chants of “trans rights” rang out near the House chamber, where the Republican supermajority passed the measure on a 75-22 vote after a long, emotional debate.
The bill would address mentally ill defendants who sometimes dodge both prison and treatment.
If made into law, the bill would open up business opportunities for legal marijuana nationwide.
The White House on Sunday said that President Trump would not participate in the House Judiciary Committee’s first impeachment hearing scheduled for Wednesday.
The congressman, a longtime Trump critic, is convinced the impeachment process will quickly move forward despite the White House's decision not to cooperate with the investigation.