Posted on 07/12/2007 6:46:58 AM PDT by Alter Kaker
TITUSVILLE, Fla. -- Florida state Rep. Robert "Bob" Allen, R-Merritt Island, was arrested Wednesday and charged with soliciting an undercover male officer for sex at a park in Central Florida, according to police.
Investigators said Allen was acting suspicious and went in and out of the men's restroom at Veteran's Memorial Park, located on East Broad Street.
Minutes later, authorities said, Allen solicited the male officer inside the restroom, offering to perform oral sex for $20.
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Allen was then arrested.
Wednesday night, an attorney for Allen urged the public to remember the lawmaker's years of public service.
"The only comment we have to make is everyone is innocent until proven guilty," the attorney, who did not identify himself, said as he and Allen exited the Brevard County jail in Sharpes just before 10 p.m. Wednesday. "We would hope that everyone takes into consideration Mr. Allen's history of public service (and) that everyone is innocent until proven guilty."
Officers realized he was a public figure after the arrest, a news release said.
Allen, who is from Merritt Island, was booked into the Brevard County Jail Wednesday night.
He later posted $500 bond and was released from the jail.
Allen declined to make a comment in Sharpes but nodded slightly when asked by the assembled media if the incident was a mistake.
Allen, is a former Little League volunteer who also donated time to the Boys and Girls Club, serving on its board of directors.
The Merritt Island resident was born in 1958 and moved to Brevard County in 1964. He attended the University of Central Florida and Florida State University.
He has a wife and a child, according the official Web site of the Florida House of Representatives.
Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
Oh, sorry, the connection between this guy and John McCain established. As if McCain needed more bad news. On the other hand, why should McCain be blamed for this guy’s bad judgment?
Well, that was quick.
Don't look at me. I've been looking since I was 16.
There's an old story about Winston Churchill and Lady Astor. Churchill asks Lady Astor if she would sleep with him for one million pounds. They know each other quite well, and she contemplates the offer as part of a broader intellectual game they have played. After some thought, she responds, “Yes, if the payment could be guaranteed.” To which he replies, “Would you sleep with me for £1?” To which she replies, “Of course not, what do you think I am, a whore?” He responds triumphantly, “We’ve established what you are. Now we're simply negotiating your price.”
This guy is a libertarian.
www.mainstreamlibertarian.com –
under: Elected Libertarians Nationwide, “FEDERAL APPOINTEES” lists: State Rep. Bob Allen (Meritt Island, Florida)
And cornered the cop in the handicapped stall. No “Duke Mistake” here. Gay or straight doesn’t matter. Trolling the park that happens to be under surveilence by the police for a burglary ring is what will sink this rocket scientist.
What drives a person to become that sick in the head? It is beyond belief that he could have been fronting as a respected family man and yet underneath a wierd toilet queer. Someone must have seen the signs. I highly doubt this just came out of the blue. What a tragedy for his wife and kids.
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