MOUNT POCONO, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) – An elected official in Monroe County stepped down Monday night after an ongoing controversy.

In this Eyewitness News follow-up, Keith Transue of Mount Pocono was sentenced to probation last month after trying to cover up that his wife Robin sexually assaulted a 14-year-old boy.

Robin is facing one-and-a-half to four years in prison for hiring a hitman to kill her husband.

Keith had already resigned from the Bushkill Township Police Department in Northampton County.

He didn't show up to Monday night's Mount Pocono Borough Council meeting, but the council president read his resignation letter.