McCain campaign official denies soliciting for prostitutionFlorida campaign co-chairman allegedly offered undercover cop $20 for sexRep. Bob Allen leaves the Brevard County, Florida, jail
Wednesday night after his arrest.(CNN) -- A day after four of Sen. John McCain's top political strategists stepped down, the co-chairman of his Florida campaign was arrested Wednesday for allegedly offering an undercover police officer money for a sex act, Titusville police said. Florida state Rep. Bob Allen faces charges of solicitation for prostitution after he was arrested in a Titusville city park that had been under surveillance, police said.
He allegedly offered an undercover police officer $20 for the unspecified act. His attorney, Philip Lupo of Titusville, said the charge was a second-degree misdemeanor. Allen told CNN affiliate WFTV the incident was "a very big misunderstanding. This is a very gross mistake, a very big mistake," he said, adding that this is what the judicial system is for.
Allen said he helped build the park, and was there looking around.
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