{"id":102558,"date":"2017-03-16T18:57:36","date_gmt":"2017-03-16T22:57:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/?p=102558"},"modified":"2017-03-16T18:57:36","modified_gmt":"2017-03-16T22:57:36","slug":"state-senator-arrested-caught-motel-room-teen-boy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/state-senator-arrested-caught-motel-room-teen-boy\/","title":{"rendered":"State senator arrested after being caught in motel room with teen boy"},"content":{"rendered":"
A state senator from Oklahoma is facing prostitution charges after he was caught in a motel room with a 17-year-old boy to whom he offered money in exchange for “‘sexual’ stuff,” authorities said.<\/p>\n
The charges against Sen. Ralph Shortey, R, were filed Thursday, one week after he and the teenager were found at a Super 8 motel in Moore, Oklahoma, just south of Oklahoma City, according to an affidavit. Authorities said the two met through an online personal ad about a year ago and had been texting since.<\/p>\n
Shortey has been charged with three felonies: soliciting the prostitution of a minor; transportation for the purpose of prostitution; and prostitution within 1,000 feet of a church. The motel is near First Christian Church.<\/p>\n
He and the teen had talked on Kik, a messaging app, about meeting for sex March 9, the affidavit says. The teenager, identified in the affidavit as J.M., told Shortey he needed money for spring break.<\/p>\n
“I don’t really have any legitimate things I need help with right now,” Shortey wrote, the affidavit says. “Would you be interested in ‘sexual’ stuff?”<\/p>\n
“Yes,” the teen responded.<\/p>\n
Authorities say the two then went on to talk about the logistics of their meeting – and about bringing marijuana to the motel.<\/p>\n
Later, a witness saw Shortey pick up the teen in his white Jeep Cherokee, the affidavit says. The witness followed the two to the Super 8.<\/p>\n