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GOP Senate hopeful Sean Parnell testified he ‘never’ abused his estranged wife and children

“Did you ever choke your wife?” Parnell’s attorney asked during a custody hearing. “Never,” came his reply.

Republican Senate candidate Sean Parnell, right, walks to a courtroom with his girlfriend Monday at the Butler County Courthouse for the second day of his child custody trial. Under oath he flatly denied his estranged wife's claims of abuse. (Andrew Rush/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP)
Republican Senate candidate Sean Parnell, right, walks to a courtroom with his girlfriend Monday at the Butler County Courthouse for the second day of his child custody trial. Under oath he flatly denied his estranged wife's claims of abuse. (Andrew Rush/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP)Read moreAndrew Rush / AP