Oklahoma Senator pleads guilty to child sex trafficking
Oklahoma State Senator Ralph Shorty presented himself as a moral and conservative guy when it came to issues such as abortion and religion.
In 2011 he co-sponsored a bill to prohibit abortions after 20 weeks. In 2012, a bill requiring abortion providers to inform the patient that the fetal heartbeat is audible. That same year, a bill to declare life begins at conception. in 2013 co-sponsored a bill to protect religious views at schools.
However, Ralph Shorty wasn’t so moral or conservative when it came to offering to pay a minor for sex earlier this year.
In March, Police caught Senator Shorty in a hotel room with a minor, condoms and lotion. They were there for a sexual encounter.
Although he had a history of voting in favor of bills targeting members of the LGBT community, he was caught with a minor boy. He had a long-running involvement in a YMCA’s youth government program and served as a chaperone on several out-of-state trips.He also volunteered as a bus driver for children who attended Oklahoma City’s Southwest Baptist Church.
He wasn’t on any sex offender list, which speaks to the idea that the list provides any form of protection to minors.
Last week Shorty plead guilty to sex trafficking, in exchange for dropping a few child pornography charges against him.
These are some of the types of characters that we have voting in favor of strict sex offender laws. I guess they figure they will never get caught. It’s time for some common sense to be exercised by our politicians. Focus on the real problems instead of trying to fool the electorate.
The phrase “common sense” and politicians should never be used in the same sentence together as they are mutually exclusive.
Unfortunately this will have absolutely no effect…never has never will.
My best friend is a somewhat philosophical cat and he said of my situation that most of those to yell the loudest likely have something to hide. Sure, some may have been victims, but he thinks that a fair number have their own shady little past and their very public pronouncements/crusades are kind of a conscious or maybe subconscious attempt to say “it’s those guys over there, not me”.
Capt, I always like to point out the positive aspects of any situation, no matter how dire it may appear. At least he was practicing safe sex……. 😀
Over the past several years I’ve started to wonder if there is such a thing.
I also bet he made a deal and won’t be put on the registry which we all know that is where he should be for life.
Bobby, while I agree with the sentiment of frustration that, because of his position of power, he may not have to deal with the same punishment that many of us do, I have to disagree with your statement as a whole.
I do not think that he should be on the registry for life. I do not think that anyone should have to register for life. Part of the reason this organization (FAC) exists in the first place is because we believe that the registry is harmful for a variety of reasons, and is being used in ways that decrease public safety.
While those on the registry are rightly frustrated, wishing the same on others solves nothing and, in reality, only works to set us back. I’m not advocating the ‘turning of the cheek,’ just thinking of Nietzsche and something he said about the ‘abyss staring back.’
What was he doing from March to last week? Let us not ever forget any of these things that happen to our law makers. Several hardcopies are being added to my file for reference and info to the general public. Hypocrisy at the highest level here.
He was likely in the judicial process. Arrest, Indictment, Discovery, etc.
Maybe if the “good” senator was made to suffer a little indignity his compatriots (of whom there may be more like- minded sex offenders) would be less likely to push for onerous laws that may be applied to them.
Personally, I send out an at-a-boy to all of the politicians who politicized sex offenses, passed all of the restrictive laws & court rules that made it so easy to convict people of Sex Crimes. Seems it is really working out for them. 👍
So would anyone on here be terribly offended if I did my little schadenfreude jig? LOL
Scott I disagree with you from the standpoint of no one should be on the registry at all we all know some of our sub groups have a higher rate for re-offending than others and should be monitored in some way. Should it be made public no I don’t believe so should it be lifetime in some cases unfortunately yes. Lumping everyone in the same category dilutes it’s effectiveness I agree that’s why it needs to be trimmed and streamlined to allow those who have earned a second chance based on behavior and imperial data unfortunately all of us wouldn’t pass. However it shouldn’t be public. A little learning (knowledge) is a dangerous thing (Alexander Pope)
I’m in agreement with you. Every situation is different and some are no threat at all and some will be a threat for ever. With all the intelligentsia making decisions that affect people for a lifetime, we would think they could tell the difference…but then that would make their job ‘difficult’ and we wouldn’t want to do that.
Capt Munsey it isn’t really that difficult I remember being in group therapy and getting a new guy and depending upon his attitude behavior and a willingness to disclose and take any responsibility or lack there of we could as a group could tell this person was a ticking time bomb and we were correct most of the time one even got caught with a underage girl in his house no surprise to anyone in the group and no tears were shed about him. The problem is Flo-ri-duh will claim 1 This is the best way to protect children even if 49 other states and 3 territories say otherwise 2 This is what victims want when in actuality victims want healing and closure since most abuse is perpitrated by family members and close friends 3 The old we don’t have the money line when they should say we don’t want to give up the money from the Fed’s take away the monetary incentive and the registry goes away or gets much smaller. Please excuse my rant I just finished my semi annual unconstitutional walk of shame @ the sheriff’s office and I’m triggered
I understand. Those visits are such a waste of valuable time and life.
Not to mention dehumanizing because you have to walk through the main reception area into double doors with the words Offender Registration in big bold letters in front of people waiting there for other business while they glare at you
My daughter was unfortunately my ‘victim’ over 18 years ago. She now understands what happened and why I had a temporary shift in character…not at all normal for me. Now all she wants is her father and her family back. As long as Florida is run by ‘do-gooder’ politicians who are willing to put the focus on citizens to keep it off of themselves, we will have to keep proving their hypotheses faulty on a day to day basis. Fortunately some of their own are helping in a negative way in this effort. It’s amazing that we have those in government who are willing to ruin lives and families without doing an ounce of research on the laws and ordinances they are passing.
Flo-ri-duh politician’s are lemmings they will follow each other off a cliff if they think I will get them votes. Actually I think it would be good idea to get one of these Tax Watch groups involved to show what a big waste of tax payer dollars the registry is as it operates now. Especially since the U.S. Government just disclosed they paid out 17 million in tax payer dollars to settle sexual harrasment law suites for Congressional misconduct the kicker is the records are sealed so we will never know who was sued. Justice I think not
The Senator’s voting record on abortion and religious freedom has nothing to do with it. I get the feeling from this article that the FAC has a political and moral axe to grind against religious conservatives. Please stick to the relevant material.
I think you’re wrong jon. This man’s entire career and voting history need to be examined and discussed. People like him that hide behind religious beliefs and then betray his own so called moral stance need to be exposed for what they are.
With all these politicians being exposed as sex offenders, does anyone think we can see some positive changes in the federal and state handling of RSO’s ???
Like I said, nothing but deflection from their own moral depravity:
http://kfor.com/2017/12/04/moore-police-release-body-cam-footage-from-night-state-senator-found-in-hotel-room-with-teen-boy/
How many lives did this man ruin before his skeletons came tumbling out of his closet?
A Side of Trump The Media Ignores?
http://eng.the-liberty.com/2017/6845/
(Didn’t verify info in article but interesting reading nonetheless)