A Former Oklahoma Senator received 15 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to child sex trafficking.
Ralph Shortey will concurrently serve 10 years of supervised probation upon release.
Fox News reports:
U.S. District Judge Timothy DeGiusti also said a fine — which could be as much as $250,000 — will be imposed on the former two-term lawmaker at a later date.
Shortey appeared in court and made a statement saying he “hoped the sentencing will be closure to those involved,” FOX25 News reported.
Shortey pleaded guilty in November in exchange for prosecutors dropping three child pornography charges against him. He said at the time the plea deal was in the best interest of him and his family.
The former state senator, who represented southwest Oklahoma City, was arrested in March 2017 after police caught him in a hotel room with a 17-year-old male. Police said they went to the room after receiving a welfare check call placed by the teen boy’s father. The officer said police smelled marijuana coming from the room.
After Shortey’s arrest, investigators discovered the senator previously used aliases to send and receive child pornography and soliciting sex from underage males.
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