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State rep is accused of offering oral sex
By ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published July 12, 2007
TITUSVILLE - State Rep. Bob Allen was arrested Wednesday after offering to perform oral sex for $20 on an undercover male police officer, authorities said. Veteran's Memorial Park was under surveillance when Allen, R-Merritt Island, was seen coming in and out of a restroom three times, Lt. Todd Hutchinson said. Allen, 48, then approached an undercover officer and was arrested, police said. He has been charged with solicitation for prostitution, which has a maximum penalty of one year in jail. Allen was booked into the Brevard County jail on $500 bond. Telephone and e-mail messages left by the Associated Press were not immediately returned. It was not known if he had an attorney. While being transported to jail, Allen told WFTV-Ch. 9 that the situation was "a very big misunderstanding." Allen, a married father of one, was elected to the Florida House in 2000. He was chairman of the House Committee on Energy.
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by Tom
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07/12/07 02:45 PM
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I checked his website. Sure enough, in the `07 Legislature he pushed a bill to toughen the law against public lewdness and indecency. Although maybe it had an exception for Legislators.
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by Brownknows
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07/12/07 12:34 PM
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Admittedly, unlawful. But really, doesn't law enforcement have more critical priorities? What a waste of public resources.
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by Heidi
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07/12/07 11:05 AM
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Let's just hope he wasn't planning to use taxpayers' money to pay for that!
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by Bill
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07/12/07 10:17 AM
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Aren't the republicans the party who is so anti-gay and family oriented? At least this guy picked on an adult.
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by Doe
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07/12/07 07:11 AM
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He OFFERED to perform oral? And pay? How stupid is this guy? I could care less about his cahrge really, but you couldn't find someone willing to accept oral for free? You've got issues beyond being closeted.
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by David
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07/12/07 06:54 AM
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Vote them out when they do things like this.
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