Craig plead guilty, therefore he is guilty.
If I was a United States Senator falsely accused by a policeman of soliciting gay sex in an airport bathroom, I would not rest until my name was cleared - and that cop’s head was mounted on my living room wall.
I can see situations in which poor, weak, or uneducated people might cop a plea in a situation in which they were innocent. But a senator? No way.
You hit on something interesting, Old Mil -
Let’s say for the sake of argument that Craig is gay. And he knew that that particular Men’s room was the place where he could go and possibly meet someone who is, shall we say - like-minded. Now, is it solicitation if two “like-minded” men meet up to exchange numbers and plan to exhibit their “like-mindedness” to each other in a more private place at a later time? Or is that just a conversation? Or is it really solicitation if one were to profit financially from it?
As Mr. Stein pointed out, it is not illegal to be gay in the U.S. (repugnant maybe, but not illegal). So then, where is the crime?
concur