Sex Offender Runs For Mayor
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Sex offender runs for mayor in Texas town Man never convicted in 2004 Internet arrest involving 15-year-old girl updated 1:21 p.m. MT, Sun., March. 23, 2008WILMER, Texas - A registered sex offender running for mayor of his small town said he hopes voters can overlook his 2004 arrest in which he was caught in a police sting trying to arrange sex with a 15-year-old girl on the Internet.Brian Sliter said late Friday he accepts responsibility for his arrest and has received counseling that has helped "turn my life around.""I don't expect anybody in the public to condone what I did and I don't expect anybody to forgive what I did," said Sliter, 42. "What I do hope is people look at my current character ... . People can rehabilitate and make themselves a better person."Sliter was arrested after arranging a meeting with a person whom he thought was a teenager, according to state records. He was charged with attempting to commit sexual assault of a child and placed on 10 years probation, records show.Sliter is eligible to run for office in Wilmer, a town of about 3,400 just south of Dallas, because he was never convicted. He received deferred adjudication, which means he will not be convicted if he successfully completes probation."Someone told me, 'Make something positive come from this,'" Sliter said. "I feel really bad about it, really embarrassed about it, really awful about it. I am really glad there is no direct victim. I thank God for that every day."Sliter, an accountant, has been open about his arrest, even mentioning it in a campaign flyer.His opponent, incumbent Mayor Don Hudson, has said having a registered sex offender as mayor would embarrass the city.The election is scheduled for May 10. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------Guy acts like he got a pass because it was a police set up and there was no "direct victim". 
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I got pulled over there a few years back and the cop who stopped me was missing one of his two front teeth. Have you ever seen a cop missing one of his front teeth?
...cause is there was
"Thank god it's you! I was worried I might meet a direct victim. I want to run for mayor you know."