Greitens attorneys: No evidence photo was transmitted

ST. LOUIS � Attorneys for Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens say in a court filing a grand jury has not been presented with evidence indicating Greitens transmitted a compromising cellphone photo of a woman with whom he had an affair � a key element in determining whether he committed a felony.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported the argument the grand jury never heard evidence a felony was committed came in a Monday request to move up the trial to April 3 from May 14. Prosecutors oppose expediting the trial.

A St. Louis grand jury in February indicted Greitens on fourth-degree invasion of privacy. Greitens has admitted to the affair in 2015, before he was elected, but denies criminal wrongdoing. He has not said whether he took a photo.

Information from: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, http://www.stltoday.com