Police: State Rep. Allen (R) solicited officer for (gay) sex in Titusville

Police: State Rep. Allen solicited officer for sex in Titusville

floridatoday.com

TITUSVILLE -- Florida Rep. Robert "Bob" Allen, R-Merritt Island, was arrested this afternoon at Veteran's Memorial Park on East Broad Street for alleged solicitation for prostitution.

He was booked into Brevard County Jail in Sharpes. The charge is a second-degree misdemeanor, according to police. He posted the $500 bond and was released just before 10 p.m. from the Brevard County Jail in Sharpes.

Allen refused to make a comment, but nodded slightly when asked by the news media whether the incident was a mistake.

According to police, the park was under surveillance today by a detail of undercover Titusville police officers. Officers noticed Allen acting suspicious as he went in and out of the men’s restroom three times. Minutes later, he solicited an undercover male officer inside the restroom, offering to perform oral sex for $20.

Officers realized he was a public figure after the arrest.

Allen, as he was taken out of the Titusville Police Department to be transported to Sharpes, called the situation "a very big misunderstanding," in comments to WFTV Channel 9."
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