Tag Archives: sex stings

Pennsylvania Pastor Gets Six Months In Child Sex Sting

Youngstown’s CBS affiliate reports: A pastor from New Castle, Pa. who was convicted in June of charges that he solicited a minor for sex was sentenced Thursday to six months in prison. Judge Anthony D’Apolito handed down the sentence to Jarod Mills, 36, who was convicted by a jury following a trial in June of importuning, a fifth-degree felony. Mills …

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Texas School Superintendent Busted In Child Sex Sting

NBC News reports: A Texas school superintendent sent lewd photos to an undercover officer posing online as a 15-year-old girl he planned to meet with, authorities said. Michael Keith Stevens, 47, superintendent of the Itasca Independent School District, was arrested Thursday and accused of online solicitation of a minor, according to court records. “He sent pictures of his private parts …

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FLORIDA: Local Media Publishes Names And Mugshots Of Men Arrested In County Park Sex Sting

Eleven men have been arrested in a sex sting conducted in a county park south of Jacksonville, Florida. At least one local new outlet has published all of their names and the mugshots of seven of the men, one of whom has already lost his job. Via News4Jax: Eleven men were arrested after police said they offered to engage in …

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INDIA: Television Station Outs “Deviant” Gay Men In Dating Site “Sting”

The Australian site SameSame reports that an Indian television has conducted a “sting” to out men using a gay dating site. The report from news channel TV9 Telugu shows people searching through gay youths profiles on online dating/social networking website planetromeo.com. The men found on the website were labeled ‘deviants’ and photos of them, along with personal information such as …

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CALIFORNIA: Palm Springs Police Chief Resigns In Wake Of Gay Slur Scandal

Less than a week after he admitted to and apologized for calling gay men “filthy motherfuckers,” Palm Springs police chief David Dominguez is resigning. “After careful consideration of the recent debates surrounding the Warm Sands Law Enforcement Operation, I believe this decision is in the best interest of my family, my health, the Department and the City,” Dominguez said in …

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Palm Springs Police Chief: I’m Sorry I Called Gay Men “Filthy Motherfuckers”

Palm Springs Police Chief David Dominquez has apologized for an anti-gay slur made during a sting in which gay men were arrested for public sex. Dominquez reportedly told cops on the scene: “What a bunch of filthy motherfuckers. You guys should get paid extra for this.” The comment “did not display the utmost professional conduct expected from the Chief of …

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Saturday At Noon: Protest At Bloomberg’s Home Over Gay Men Falsely Arrested For Prostitution

Tomorrow at noon there will be a protest at Mayor Bloomberg’s Upper East Side home over the NYPD’s practice of falsely arresting gay men for prostitution at the city’s adult bookstores. Duncan Osbourne at Gay City News has been following this story for months; I first mentioned his coverage here in late October. Basically, the cops are sending hot young …

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No Appeal For Larry Craig

A Minnesota court has refused to allow former Sen. Larry “Wide Stance” Craig to withdraw his guilty plea from his sex-sting arrest in the Minneapolis airport. Craig responds: “I am extremely disappointed by the action of the Minnesota Court of Appeals,” Craig (R-ID) said in a statement. “I disagree with their conclusion and remain steadfast in my belief that nothing …

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Cincinnati Christian University Official Entrapped And Busted For Gay Sex

A gay sex sting in Ohio resulted in the arrest of the CFO of Cincinnati Christian University. Cincinnati Christian University’s chief financial officer entered a written plea of not guilty Monday after he was arrested Saturday in Mount Airy Forest and charged with sexual imposition. Robert Williams, 52, of Independence, was arrested at 9:23 a.m., accused of getting into a …

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Lawsuit In Tenn. Public Sex Sting Case

Lambda Legal has filed a federal lawsuit against the police department of Johnson City, Tennessee and its chief of police for releasing the photos of 40 men arrested in a sex sting in a public park. The suit was filed on behalf of Kenneth Giles, a nurse who was fired from his job after his picture appeared in the local …

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Married Gay Straight Stud For Same

I hesitated to do yet another post about yet another public sex sting … BEDFORD – A sting aimed at men who cruise a rest area off Interstate 684 for gay sex resulted in charges against 20 men in the past month, including a Catholic priest and a registered sex offender. The sting, which also netted a local Rotary Club …

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