Robert Bentley
BehavioralSeverityHigh
8/10
ThenJune 1, 2010
“Bentley campaigned as a 'family values' candidate and Sunday school teacher, emphasizing his devout Baptist faith and family-centered lifestyle.”
Bentley ran for Alabama governor heavily emphasizing his Christian faith and traditional family values
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/alabamas-family-values-governor-mired-sex-scandal-msna820861NowMarch 22, 2016
“Bentley was accused of committing adultery with his top political adviser Rebekah Caldwell Mason, with recorded audio of intimate conversations released publicly.”
Bentley's former top law enforcement official accused him of an extramarital affair and misusing state resources to cover it up
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/alabamas-family-values-governor-mired-sex-scandal-msna820861Analysis
Campaigned explicitly on Christian family values and moral leadership while conducting an extramarital affair with a political adviser and allegedly using state resources to conceal it
Detected: 3/26/2026ID: behavioral_012