State Sen. Dan McKeon of Amherst. Oct. 24, 2025. (Zach Wendling/Nebraska Examiner)

LINCOLN — New statements from State Sen. Dan McKeon of Amherst revealed more details from his perspective about an alleged groping of a woman attending an end-of-session gathering earlier this year.

The statements also sought to add more context to his apology letter to the alleged victim that McKeon sent on July 28. Some of McKeon’s fellow lawmakers criticized the letter as a “non-apology” that made excuses for bad behavior.

“I’m deeply sorry for my actions at the end of session when we were visiting that offended you. I was saying it in a joking manner, and I know that alcohol had some influence but that’s no excuse,” McKeon wrote in the letter.

The Nebraska State Patrol cited McKeon last week for misd

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