Nati Harnik / Associated Press
Nebraska state Sen. Bill Kintner of Papillion speaks in March during debate in Lincoln.
Friday, Sept. 2, 2016 | 4 p.m.
A conservative Nebraska state senator has refused to resign from office by a Friday deadline set by a legislative committee following his admission of cybersex on a state laptop with a woman he met online.
Sen. Bill Kintner of Papillion rejected a request to step down by 5 p.m. Kintner says he carefully considered the request but that many of his constituents have urged him to stay.
Members of the Legislature's Executive Board have threatened to recommend that Kintner be impeached or expelled from office, but the board's chairman says he first needs to consult with lawmakers to see if there are enough votes to do so in the full Legislature.
Lawmakers may not consider the issue again until they convene for a special meeting in November.
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