LINCOLN- On Monday, April 18 state senators Tom Brewer, Steve Halloran, and Steve Erdman signed a letter that asked Nebraskans for their continued support of Herbster in the race for governor.

Nineteen others signed the letter as well, including various county GOP Chairs and former Omaha Mayor Hal Daub.

The letter remarked the timing of the allegations is "very curious," and ask why some women waited nearly three years to publicly accuse Herbster.

Gov. Pete Ricketts pushed back Monday against claims that the Republican “establishment” was to blame for allegations by eight women that they had been groped by gubernatorial candidate Charles Herbster.

Herbster, a Falls City businessman endorsed by former President Donald Trump, fired back, calling the allegations “100% false” and an “unfounded, dirty political trick” inspired by the political “establishment,” carried out by Ricketts and the GOP candidate he has endorsed, University of Nebraska Regent Jim Pillen.

Ricketts was asked to respond during a press conference on a different subject, and said people should “read the story.”

The governor repeated his comments from last week that Herbster needs to apologize to the eight women, “seek help” and step out of the race for governor.

Two men and a woman put their names behind what they said they either saw directly or were told immediately afterward about Nebraska gubernatorial candidate Charles Herbster groping young women at political events.

All three said they were upset by Herbster’s denials of the behavior. They said they were also upset by how Herbster and some of his political allies have treated State Sen. Julie Slama since the Nebraska Examiner last week reported the allegations against Herbster.

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