Posted on 07/13/2007 6:32:18 AM PDT by Aussie Dasher
CNN) -- A day after four of Sen. John McCain's top political strategists stepped down, the co-chairman of his Florida campaign was arrested Wednesday for allegedly offering an undercover police officer money for a sex act, Titusville police said.
Florida state Rep. Bob Allen faces charges of solicitation for prostitution after he was arrested in a Titusville city park that had been under surveillance, police said.
He allegedly offered an undercover police officer $20 for the unspecified act. His attorney, Philip Lupo of Titusville, said the charge was a second-degree misdemeanor.
Allen told CNN affiliate WFTV the incident was "a very big misunderstanding."
"This is a very gross mistake, a very big mistake," he said, adding that this is what the judicial system is for.
Allen said he helped build the park, and was there looking around.
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Hey, every little bit helps.
Sheesh, McInsane is having his campaign people prostitute themselves. What does he think they are ... Senators?
But the real question is, was he on a board of directors which authorized porn movies in hotel rooms?
(shaking head)
The reason that lawyers often become politicians is that political races are like court trials. In each, you take any little scrap of something, and present it as if it was the one thing that would prove that you should win.
As soon as a lawyer in court, or a politician in a race, determines that the argument isn’t winning, then suddenly it’s not important anymore.
the article doesn’t mention if the undercover officer was male or female. These public park stings are usually male on male affairs.
Male. He offered $20 to GIVE a bj.
"I am filing a not guilty plea. I am going to vigorously fight this. I am not resigning my office because the people who elected me want me to do a good job and I am going to do a good job, in finishing this term. This is an ugly and unpleasant situation that has been thrust on me and my family. It is not true. It is not accurate, and therefore [I’m] not guilty."
It’d be funny if he said:
“Look, I was taking a leak, and this guy wouldn’t leave me alone. So I told him I’d give him $20 if he’d f*ck himself. Apparently, that did not go over well...”
You reckon he could be a poofter?
It was male on male - it wasn’t a sting, there were three officers on a burglary stake out when they noticed a car circling the area. they thought they were being counter surveilled so one went to investigate. Allen parked his car then enterd and exited the restroom a few times. an officer went in, and Allen propositioned him - offering the officer 20 to let Allen give him a BJ. Allen has always been the joke among our local delegation, and the darling of our local ( Florida Today - owned by USA Today) liberal rag. Now we know why. Allen’s father is big in the local baptist communtiy, and they provide him the winning votes in the primaries. Brevard is solidly repub, so the primary is the election. He’s just another lifetime politician POS.
Well, it's really sick is about as nice a way as I can put it.
Allen was arrested outside the men’s restroom at a Titusville park after offering to perform a sex act on a plainclothes police officer, authorities said. He was later released after posting $500 bail.
Titusville Officer Danny Kavanaugh, who was staking out a nearby condo hoping to catch a burglar, said Allen approached him in the men’s bathroom at Veterans Memorial Park about 3:30 p.m. Wednesday.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/state/orl-allen1307jul13,0,5667267.story
This is in total contravention of Rule 1.
however, the undercover officer stated that 'it was not very big.'
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