Jezebel
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abuses of power
Sheriff Charged With Raping, Sodomizing & Bribing Female Prisoners
An Oklahoma Sheriff is being accused of running his own version of Girls Gone Wild in prison: On Wednesday, Mike Burgess, the top officer in Custer County — 90 miles outside Oklahoma City — was arrested for, among other charges, forcing female prisoners to "engage in wet T-shirt contests and offering cigarettes to those who would flash their breasts," reports the AP. Burgess's T-shirt contests weren't his only alleged misconducts: A federal lawsuit against him includes "14 counts of second-degree rape, seven counts of forcible oral sodomy and five counts of bribery by a public official." Other dastardly deeds attributed to the asshole: telling a drug court participant he would send to jail if she didn't give him sexual favors; giving a prisoner a coveted "jail trusty" job after she performed a sex act on him, then taking the position away when she would no longer service him, and telling a third woman he would get her brother released from jail if she did him. More » -
Undercover Operation
A man in Bethany, Oklahoma has been knocking on doors and leaving notes with specific instructions: Asking for women to give him their underwear, reports CBS News. The notes say that the women will be given $20 in exchange for undies. Bethany Police Chief Neal Troutman uses his amazing skills of deduction and says this person "apparently has a fetish." The Chief also says he's worried what this "sick individual" might do next. But should the cops be concerned? Seeing as how this panty enthusiast has conducted himself quite civilly so far? [CBS News]
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[www.youtube.com] State Representative Sally Kern was recorded in a recent speaking event, making egregious homophobic, ignorant, bigoted, hateful remarks, namely, equating homosexuality with terrorism. This has been circulating over the weekend on YouTube, and plus Perez picked it up—landing numerous embarrassed responses from self-proclaimed Oklahomans. As an Oklahoman myself, I am just as mortified and heartbroken.
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