Our first reaction: ha ha, perv.
Our second reaction: this is a travesty of justice! A man's life and career are at stake...
Here's the lowdown, you tell us if he isn't either a) completely lying or b) the people pressing charges against him should be the ones in prison:
1) Otis "Bullman" Hensley, pictured above in one of many campaign photos featuring riding, yes, a bull, was charged with attempting to lure a thirteen-year-girl and her eleven-year-old sister into “illegal sexual activity." Hensley, a two-time failed candidate for Governor of Kentucky, called the allegations a "misunderstanding."
Here's the part where you say: "what part of 'you show me yours and I'll show you mine' is every misunderstood?" Okay, now read on:
2) The incident in question took place in a supermarket, where Hensley was making off-the-cuff remarks while trying to win over the annoyed locals:
“The one girl turned around and looked at me and smiled,” Hensley said. “I said ‘Ma'am, do you want to trade them girls for a good fattening hog?' and then I went on into the meat department. That was all that was said.”
(The phrase may be a reference to the long-ago practice of giving farm animals as part of a dowry.)
Hensley said the grandmother became upset and went to tell the girls' father about his comment.
He said he followed the family out of the store and then to the courthouse trying to apologize.
He meant nothing sexual, he said, and uses the phrase often as a joke and a means to “cut up with people” in the county, where he is well-known for his unorthodox campaign style. Just before going into the grocery store, he made the same comment to a woman and young girl in the bank, he said. [Herald Leader]
It would be easy to make jokes about how humorous remarks revolving around farm animals and sex usually don't go over big in states like Kentucky, but...
In any case, Hensley was busted for first-degree unlawful transaction with a minor-- guess what? That's a felony, punishable by up to 20 years in prison. Speaking of prison, as of press tim, Hensley was still in jail, kept separate from the lynch mob known as the prison population, awaiting a mere $15,000 in bail money...
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