OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) —
A former Oklahoma state senator accused of engaging in child prostitution and pornography pleaded guilty Thursday to a federal charge of child sex trafficking.
Former two-term Republican state Sen. Ralph Shortey entered his plea before U.S. District Judge Timothy DeGiusti in exchange for federal prosecutors dropping three child pornography charges against him.
Shortey, dressed in a blue suit and wearing a GPS tracking device on his left ankle, said nothing when DeGiusti ordered him back into federal custody pending sentencing. Shortey removed his jacket and tie, and federal marshals handcuffed him and led him away.
Shortey faces between 10 years and life in prison and a fine of up to $250,000 for child sex trafficking. The judge did not set a sentencing date.
▼ Antonius
Republicans are just as sick as Democrats.
▼ Shizy
Pedophiles are sick. Period.
▼ shewhomustbeobeyed
http://archive.is/2017.12.01-003236/http://wcfcourier.com/news/national/ex-oklahoma-lawmaker-pleads-guilty-to-child-sex-trafficking/article_a1287e36-d7f6-5cf0-8d9a-70fc34a77a92.html
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thank you.
▼ shewhomustbeobeyed
you are welcome.
▼ DeputySprinkles
No shit. A google survey to read a fucking article?
▼ YogSoggoth
No one here knows why the other charges were dropped.
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link to the story on the official DOJ website: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdok/pr/former-state-senator-pleads-guilty-child-sex-trafficking
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from the article:
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A former Oklahoma state senator accused of engaging in child prostitution and pornography pleaded guilty Thursday to a federal charge of child sex trafficking.
Former two-term Republican state Sen. Ralph Shortey entered his plea before U.S. District Judge Timothy DeGiusti in exchange for federal prosecutors dropping three child pornography charges against him.
Shortey, dressed in a blue suit and wearing a GPS tracking device on his left ankle, said nothing when DeGiusti ordered him back into federal custody pending sentencing. Shortey removed his jacket and tie, and federal marshals handcuffed him and led him away.
Shortey faces between 10 years and life in prison and a fine of up to $250,000 for child sex trafficking. The judge did not set a sentencing date.