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Eugene

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Mon Mar 20, 2017, 02:24 PM Mar 2017

FBI confirms investigation into Oklahoma state senator Ralph Shortey

Source: Associated Press

FBI confirms investigation into Oklahoma state senator

By The Associated Press
Mar. 20, 2017 2:43 PM EDT

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The FBI in Oklahoma City has confirmed it is investigating a Republican state senator who is facing felony child prostitution charges after police say he solicited sex from a 17-year-old boy.

FBI spokeswoman Jessica Rice confirmed Monday that her agency served a search warrant Friday at the Oklahoma City home of Sen. Ralph Shortey. Rice said she could not provide any more details because of a "sensitive ongoing investigation."

No federal charges have been filed against Shortey.

State prosecutors charged Shortey last week with engaging in child prostitution, transporting a minor for prostitution and engaging in prostitution within 1,000 feet of a church. He was released on a $100,000 bond.

Court records don't show whether Shortey has retained an attorney, and he hasn't responded to texts and voicemails seeking comment.


http://bigstory.ap.org/article/db3a559a25964e22955fdf339c3cc227/fbi-confirms-investigation-oklahoma-state-senator


[font size=1]FILE - In this March 16, 2017, file photo, provided by the Cleveland County Sheriff's Office in Norman Okla., shows Ralph Shortey. (Cleveland County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)[/font]
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FBI confirms investigation into Oklahoma state senator Ralph Shortey (Original Post) Eugene Mar 2017 OP
Just think how bad it would be if republicans did not have strong family values Angry Dragon Mar 2017 #1
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