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Oklahoma lawmaker arrested on child prostitution charges
OKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoma state senator was booked Thursday on child prostitution charges for allegedly hiring a 17-year-old boy for sex, leading to calls for his resignation and a separate internal investigation into his years of work with a youth program.
Ralph Shortey, a 35-year-old conservative Republican who has a wife and three young daughters, surrendered to authorities on charges of engaging in child prostitution, transporting a minor for prostitution and engaging in prostitution within 1,000 feet of a church. He was released after about two hours on a $100,000 bond.
"I have no comment at this time, but I will soon," he told reporters outside of the jail. -snip
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Snippet from wiki of his career: "
Shortey has been married to his "high school sweetheart" since 2002, and now has two daughters. He graduated from West Moore High School in 2000, and studied at Heartland Baptist Bible College in Oklahoma City. He has been in office since 2010 and was endorsed by Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio for his anti-immigrant stance, and by Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) for his "conservative principles". In 2012 he proposed a bill outlawing the use of aborted fetuses in food. Beth and Dog the Bounty Hunter hosted a rally for Shortey's election in 2014. During the 2016 Republican presidential primary Shortey endorsed Donald Trump and served as the chair of his Oklahoma campaign. His priorities in the Legislature include personal liberty, fighting illegal immigration and strengthening public safety in Oklahoma. [2]