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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Tue Apr 2, 2013, 01:55 PM Apr 2013

Florida Republican committeeman arrested for child porn

Officials in Florida on Monday said that an elected Florida Republican Party committeeman had been arrested on multiple charges of possessing and transmitting child pornography.

Walton County Sheriff Mike Adkinson confirmed to The Northwest Florida Daily News that Lane Rees, a former Walton County Commissioner, was taken into custody around 5 p.m. on Monday after a month-long investigation. Deputies recovered “multiple images” of child pornography after serving a search warrant on his home in Santa Rosa Beach.

Rees was elected to the Walton County Commission in 2000, where he served until being defeated by 23-year-old Republican Scott Brannon four years later. He has served as Walton County’s Republican state committeeman since being elected by party members in 2008.

In 2001, Walton County named Rees “Man of the Year.” According to his bio, Rees is President of the consulting group Human Resource Solutions, Inc. and serves on the board of the United Methodist Church’s Foundation for Evangelism.

Rees faces up to 10 years in prison and $10,000 in fines if convicted on all charges.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/04/02/florida-republican-committeeman-arrested-for-child-porn/

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Florida Republican committeeman arrested for child porn (Original Post) DonViejo Apr 2013 OP
Another Republican who wants you to have 'family values'. sinkingfeeling Apr 2013 #1
What a fine, church-going pillar of the community siligut Apr 2013 #2
And the list grows.... louis-t Apr 2013 #3
what makes people so sick? Whisp Apr 2013 #4

siligut

(12,272 posts)
2. What a fine, church-going pillar of the community
Tue Apr 2, 2013, 02:24 PM
Apr 2013

It took a month to determine if he should be arrested/searched? Wonder what/who tipped them off?

 

Whisp

(24,096 posts)
4. what makes people so sick?
Tue Apr 2, 2013, 02:33 PM
Apr 2013

I am without any answers as to why someone would get off on viewing the torture of children. I will never understand.

Throw him in jail for the rest of his life.

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