A former Oklahoma
state senator accused of engaging in child prostitution and pornography
pleaded guilty Thursday to a federal charge of child sex trafficking.
Former two-term Republican state Sen. Ralph Shortey entered his plea
before U.S. District Judge Timothy DeGiusti in exchange for federal
prosecutors dropping three child pornography charges against him.
Shortey, dressed in a blue suit and wearing a GPS tracking device on his
left ankle, said nothing when DeGiusti ordered him back into federal
custody pending sentencing. Shortey removed his jacket and tie, and
federal marshals handcuffed him and led him away.
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