The top elected administrative official in Lubbock County, a West Texas regional hub of roughly 310,000 residents, strongly denied allegations Tuesday of unwanted sexual contact made by a local justice of the peace, calling the claims "preposterous" after an interview detailing her account was published online.

Sexual contact allegations The backstory: The accusations against Lubbock County Judge Curtis Parrish were made public in a recorded audio interview conducted with Precinct 2 Justice of the Peace Susan Rowley.

The interview was released by the Lubbock Lampoon , a local political satire page on Facebook.