Conservative Republican Resigns Over Gay Sex Scandal
These stories are so commonplace they are becoming a bore.
I wouldn’t waste my time writing about them except that the Republican party has become so anti-gay while a significant number of their own members frolic through a bizarre series of gay sexual encounters.
The latest is Washington State representative Richard Curtis.
(Olympia, Washington) Conservative Republican Washington state Rep. Richard Curtis is resigning from office a day after a sex scandal erupted that linked him to a gay prostitute.
In a statement saying he was “sorry” and apologizing to anyone he has “hurt” Curtis said he is leaving politics.
“While I believe we’ve done some good and helped a lot of people during the time I served in the Legislature, events that have recently come to light have hurt a lot of people. I sincerely apologize for any pain my actions may have caused.”
Republican leaders will choose a successor for Curtis to serve in the Legislature until the 2008 election.
For days rumors had spread that Curtis was being blackmailed by a hustler. Curtis on Monday denied he was gay and said he never had sex with a male.
Tuesday, though, Seattle police unsealed a search warrant showing Curtis went to police alleging he was being blackmailed by a man he had picked up for sex. (story)
The warrant said that Curtis met the man at a Spokane adult video store and brought him back to his hotel for sex.
An article in SLOG goes into all the sordid details, some of which have been reported on local TV, including the fact that Curtis was wearing women’s lingerie for at least a portion of his encounter with the young man, Cody Castagna, who also has a rap sheet and has appeared in porn. (SLOG graciously provides a link to Cody’s pics.)
Damn, these closeted Republicans are a kinky lot!
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