Oklahoma senator charged with child prostitution once pushed bill to ban fetuses in food

A Republican state senator from Oklahoma City charged with child prostitution once proposed a bill to ban the use of human fetuses in food.

According to his attorney, Sen. Ralph Shortey plans to resign Wednesday after being accused of soliciting sex from a 17-year-old boy. Police in Moore arrested Shortey earlier this month after finding him with the boy in a hotel room.

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Shortey was best-known within the state capitol for proposing eccentric pieces of legislation. The fetus bill drew national ridicule in 2012, and he’d also proposed a measure that would allow property owners to shoot down drones. Many colleagues also said he was a bit of an outsider in the Senate.

Fellow GOP Sen. David Holt said he wasn’t aware of Shortey having any friends in the chamber.

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Shortey is expected to make an initial court appearance later this week.