Ex-Member Of Strickland’s Staff Arrested

[scytherius]

Source: NBC4i.com

Columbus police have charged a former member of Governor Ted Strickland’s staff with seven felonies, involving a prostitution ring.

NBC 4’s Mike Bowersock GETS RIGHT TO THE POINT Wednesday.

Eric McFadden, who until October of 2007 was head of Strickland’s Office of Faith-Based Initiatives, was arrested Wednesday morning in Dublin.

Read more: http://www.nbc4i.com/cmh/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/ex-member_of_stricklands_staff_arrested/11800/

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lol Ya gotta love it. Head of "Faith-Based initiatives" lol.

[cosmik debris]

1. I going to xpost this in R/T

Because of the Faith based angle.

[scytherius]

2. Ah. Cool. Makes sense. Thanks! n/t

[AngryAmish]

3. All those Republicans are perverts

[Torn_Scorned_Ignored]

4. Governor Ted Strickland

is a Democrat.

[AngryAmish]

7. Then these are all lies.

[Shardik]

9. LOL!

:)

[cliffordu]

17. ROFL. Nice!

[hughee99]

12. Shhhhhh don't tell anyone, the article didn't mention it.

I imagine the local readers already know what party their governor is from, but I guess chalk one up for the repukes who scream "media bias" whenever a repuke in trouble is identified with his party.

[bertman]

15. The article in the link explicitly states that McFadden is a Democrat.

[hughee99]

19. My mistake...

I was actually looking for Strckland's party ID, although that doesn't really matter since he's not the one in trouble.

[karynnj]

5. Strickland is teh Democratic Governor of Ohio

[Ikonoklast]

6. Eric McFadden is a Democrat that backed Kerry.

But he is also a Catholic hypocrite.

http://www.bluebexley.com/2007/02/strickland-appoints-catholic-dem.html

[NashVegas]

8. I'm Sorry ... Did You Say "Head of Faith Based Initiaves"?

As in, "I believe I can head a faith-based initiatives office and not get crucified if I get caught pimping 15 year olds?"

[Ian David]

10. Isn't The Faith-Based Initiative actually a prostitution ring to begin with? n/t

[damntexdem]

11. Oh, it has nothing on Illinois, where the GOVERNORS are the ones arrested.

;-)

[LatteLibertine]

13. It's amazing anyone still plays by the rules

When you look at the examples set by our politicians and our most wealthy. Cynical selfish sociopaths.

[stillcool]

14. what is it about men, religion, and sex?

[bertman]

16. Some MEN like to use RELIGION to get SEX?

[stillcool]

18. yeah..the whole control thing...

add a few bucks and you've got yourself a Warren/Fallwell/Robertson. What a racket.

[Left Coast2020]

20. I expect he will say he always uses a wide stance.

...that is wehn he is questioned by the MSM which always likes tabloid stories.


:nuke:

[DainBramaged]

21. Ohio man ran hooker-review Web site-

Source: MSNBC.com

Columbus police arrested a man they say was responsible for a Web site where customers could post reviews of prostitutes.

Robert Eric McFadden is accused of trading information about online escorts and prostitutes who worked the streets, including a 17-year-old girl. Police say he also helped organize a $10-a-ticket raffle that offered an evening with a prostitute.

The 46-year-old McFadden was arrested Wednesday and faces numerous charges, including compelling prostitution involving a minor.

No attorney for McFadden was listed with the Franklin County Jail.

McFadden formerly served as director of the Faith-Based and Community Initiatives office under Gov. Ted Strickland. He was transferred to a job with the state prisons department in 2007 and laid off in March 2008 due to budget cuts.



Read more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28674454/

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HAHAHAHAHAHA

[MADem]

22. Now that IS funny.... nt

[Buzz Clik]

23. Why not? It's easier and has greater reach than bathroom walls.

[XemaSab]

24. Awesome

:D

[GodlessBiker]

25. I hope he wasn't arrested for posting the reviews on the website.

[Taverner]

27. Yes that would be illegal

Of course, they could use his reviews as self-incriminating evidence....

[GodlessBiker]

31. Why? So by saying, "You have to try Myrna, she's great," I'm committing a crime?

Or, more appropriately, DU is committing a crime?

[Taverner]

32. Well - no

But, if they suspect you were having sex with a teenage prostitute (he was) and you posted a review about said teenage prostitute, and they can prove that you posted the review in reference to said teenage prostitute - they have evidence against you.

But its not illegal.

[GodlessBiker]

34. Agreed. It might be evidence to prove other acts which are crimes.

[edbermac]

26. Consumer Reports?

:7

[billybob537]

28. served as director of the Faith-Based and Community Initiatives

So I guess he can just pray this all away!

[SteelPenguin]

29. For some reason this strikes me as wrong

This website was the only reason he was arrested?

If I wrote a fictional website (but didn't say it was fictional) about my experiences with different prostitutes and rating them, etc....could I be arrested for compelling prostitution? What if it was about drug use? My life in the mafia?

Don't they need some sort of evidence of actual wrongdoing.

It just feels like there are some first amendment issues here.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

35. "Police say he also helped organize a $10-a-ticket raffle that offered an evening with a prostitute"

THAT is, I believe, prosecutable.

[Xithras]

30. He'll walk. The prosecutors are overreaching.

This is no different than MyRedBook out here on the west coast. The cops would love to see it shut down, but the site is firmly protected by the first amendment. Since the site doesn't facilitate the transactions but simply provides a place for people to discuss them, nothing prosecutable is happening. It's not illegal to discuss an illegal act, only to perform it.

My guess would be that this is either a test case, or the police are trying to intimidate other site owners.

[PassingFair]

33. Hahahahaha. Catholics for Clinton! Can we DUMP the fiat...

installed "Faith Based Initiative now?

PLEASE!!!

snip> "Police said McFadden was involved in Columbus prostitution for about six years and was also widely known in Democratic politics and Catholic politics as the leader of Central Ohio’s Catholics for Clinton during the last primary election."

http://www.nbc4i.com/cmh/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/ex-member_of_stricklands_staff_arrested/11800