Former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin (R) defended his pardon of a man convicted of raping a 9-year-old, claiming there was no physical evidence of abuse.

During his radio interview with talk show host Terry Meiners on Thursday, Meiners asked Bevin, who has nine children, how he could pardon convicted child rapist Micah Schoettle.

"There was zero evidence," Bevin told Meiners, The Courier-Journal reports.

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"Both their hymens were intact," he added. "This is perhaps more specific than people would want, but trust me. If you have been repeatedly sexually violated as a small child by an adult, there are going to be repercussions of that physically and medically."

Bevin's reasoning was thoroughly debunked by numerous studies and doctors.