Freestyle wrestler Kyle Snyder (29) was one of 16 people arrested following an undercover police operation in Columbus, OH, targeting "Johns" seeking prostitutes. Undercover police posted escort ads online. Snyder responded to the ad and met the 'escort' at a hotel nearby who he then paid cash in exchange for oral sex. The Olympian was released at the scene and is due in court on 19 May. In Ohio, solicitation is a third-degree misdemeanor and Kyle Snyder faces a driver's license suspension and/or community service (as well as a lifetime of embarrassment). An indictment or arrest is just an accusation. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Kyle Snyder became the youngest fighter ever to land the clean sweep of his sport's three major titles in 2016: the world crown, the Olympic title, and NCAA wrestling titles.
The Columbus Police Vice Squad has some issues:
"The Long Shadow of the Columbus Police Vice Unit"
"Four years since the disbandment of a corrupt police unit, Columbus continues to feel the aftershocks of the scandal. This is the story of how the squad went astray, plus a look at what replaced it...
"...the cases seemed to confirm long-held concerns within Columbus police about the vice squad, whose personnel (which included 16 officers, three sergeants and a lieutenant) worked a specialized beat with little oversight amid lots of temptation."
Drudge Retort Headlines
Congo and Rwanda Sign a US Mediated Peace Deal (92 comments)
U.S. Prioritizing Denaturalization of Citizens (50 comments)
Trump's USAID Cuts Have Been Fatal in Sudan (47 comments)
Firefighters Ambushed: 2 Dead, Multiple Shot (31 comments)
UN Nuclear Watchdog Humiliates Trump With Brutal Iran Assessment (24 comments)
GOP Declares Tax-Cut Extensions 'Free' to Obscure Megabill's Cost (22 comments)
Bigger Medicaid Cuts Got Trump Bill the Needed Senate Votes (21 comments)
California Produce Rotting in Fields Because of ICE Raids (17 comments)
Noem Secretly Took a Cut of Political Donations (17 comments)
Farmers Work to Beat Heat and Stress of Season (17 comments)