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Mayor To Parolee: Where’s My BJ?
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February 5, 2016
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Feb 5, 20165:31Now PlayingA mayor in Kentucky used his position to extort sexual favors from a female parolee. While charges were dismissed, the detective investigating him has now been fired. Ana Kasparian and John Iadarola hosts of The Young Turks discuss.
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“Evidence uncovered this week showed that Kentucky prosecutors dismissed charges against Shepherdsville Mayor Scott Ellis even though he had admitted helping a parolee in exchange for sexual favors.
Prosecution documents obtained by WDRB include 2014 Facebook messages where Ellis says he will obtain a pardon from then-Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear for the woman’s drug conviction.
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“What I meant by you need something and I need something,” Ellis wrote in one message. “[Y]ou needed money for your phone and I needed a bj or sex.”
In another message, Ellis complained that the woman was asking for things without providing sexual favors in return.”
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