I wonder if Drafter voted for him?

A former Oklahoma state senator who served as the county campaign coordinator for President Trump’s 2016 campaign has agreed to plead guilty to a child sex trafficking charge.

Republican Ralph Shortey resigned in March, days after he was charged with soliciting sex from a 17-year-old boy.

Shortey is slated to plead guilty on Nov. 30, two weeks ahead of his planned trial. Prosecutors will drop three counts of child pornography against Shortey as part of the plea deal.

“Mr. Shortey feels this is a necessary step in putting this painful and humiliating ordeal behind him, for both himself, his family and for the state of Oklahoma,” Shortey’s attorney Ed Blau said on Friday.

Newsweek reports that Shortey could still face life in prison, the maximum sentence for child sex trafficking. The former senator, who is married with four children, is due to be sentenced in early 2018.

Shortey surrendered to police on March 9 after being charged with engaging in child prostitution, transporting a minor for prostitution and engaging in prostitution within 1,000 feet of a church.

The charges were filed after police found Shortey and the 17-year-old boy at a Super 8 Hotel in Moore, Oklahoma.

Shortey was later indicted in federal court on two counts of child pornography, production of child pornography and child sex trafficking.

Investigators also found messages between Shortey and the teen, in which Shortey allegedly offered to pay the boy in exchange for “sexual stuff.”

Shortey, a two-term former Oklahoma state senator, was first elected in 2010 on a “family values” conservative platform. He was an early supporter of Trump and in the fall of 2015 was named part of the campaign’s leadership team in Oklahoma.

I'll say what ive said before. hes just a state senator. small spuds.

Usually white, both genders and all parties. They always say “wanting to put this behind them”. Delusional if he thinks this way.

what about the 17 year old boy...nobody ever thinks about the 17 year old boy...unless he can play some ball...


can prolly do all kinds of puns with this guy's unfortunate, not suited for politics name...

Lots of gay prostitution going on within family values Oklahoma politicians from what I hear.

What about this guy? https://www.vox.com/2017/11/18/16673284/goodman-ohio-lawmaker-resigns-gay-sex-scandal

Hang'em both..

It's hard for me to sympathize with a 17 yr old.. he was an adult.. just not on paper...

He made a very bad decision...

I'm sure when you were 17 you were smarter than that... I hope anyways...

married. 4 childrens.
what if 17 year old girl?

Shorteyes ain't the victim...but even if no crime happened, if it happened as reported, he's still the one to disparage, not the teenager.

You are making things up to fit your needs. You don’t know anything about the 17 year old. At least I don’t.

the kid paid Shorteyes?
That's a game changer.

Don't worry I'm sure that all of these A-holes will be born again and saved. Just like all of Manson's killers/family did in prison and they will all now go to heaven so you know they don't really care what happens here.

That's ok.. maybe I don't.... Tell me again why the 17 yr old is a victim.. cause he's gay and a minor..??

I also don't think the gay thing matters


It's illegal what the scum did. He plead guilty. Are you suggesting it's not illegal or wrong?

I don't get the focus on the 17 year old. Do we know they were not sent to juvi court or the like? Or do we know they were not an informant or something..... since 17 is only minor on paper should it be ok... change the laws? We have the laws because we are trying to protect minors.... you can agree or disagree with the age but are we not trying to protect victims?


the focus seems off to me. I just don't get it

14 is just an age on paper.... I'm not directing that towards drafter but where is the line. If the 14 year old asks for money does that make things better?

I was just replying asking why nobody thinks about the boy... Which was prolly just a joke but then you guys started hassling me an stuff...

If I was trying to hassle you I'd ask why the stretch marks on your lips are cheeto orange?

Monica was only 14 the first time Bill hit..

No way man...

I don't know them... Do they post here..??

There is much more to the story

You filmed the Cheeto lips performing. Chaching. You are rich my Cheeto licking friend.

I’m sorry pumpkin lips.

You are so cute when you are covered in Cheeto juice.