PA-07: The Allentown Morning Call reported on Friday that Republican Marty Nothstein was placed on leave in February by the Lehigh Valley Velodrome, where he's served as executive director for a decade, amidst a sexual misconduct investigation stemming from an alleged incident that took place around 2000. That year, Nothstein won the gold medal at the Sydney Olympics in the men's 200 meter sprint; he is currently running against Democrat Susan Wild for Pennsylvania's open 7th District.
Nothstein, who had previously refused to explain why he was on leave, denied any accusations of wrongdoing, calling them "100 percent false." It's not clear just what those accusations might be, though: The Morning Call says that despite digging into the story for three months, it's been unable to determine what specifically the complaint filed against Nothstein alleged, and what conclusions, if any, the investigation has reached.
Indeed, the Morning Call says that it tried talking to more than 35 people connected with the cycling center, none of whom would discuss the matter. That state of affairs could, of course, always change, to Nothstein's detriment.