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Otis ‘Bullman' Hensley says sex charges are result of a misunderstanding
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| Last Edited | RBH Aug 20, 2008 03:43pm |
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| News Date | Wednesday, August 20, 2008 09:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | A two-time candidate for governor who is charged with attempting to “entice” a 13-year-old girl and her 11-year-old sister to engage in “illegal sexual activity” says the allegations against him stem from a misunderstanding.
Otis Hensley Jr., 52, is charged with first-degree unlawful transaction with a minor under the age of 16, according to the criminal complaint filed in District Court in Harlan County. Hensley ran for governor in 2003 and 2007 and campaigned around the state on a giant fake bull.
According to the complaint, the father of the two sisters contacted the county attorney about the incident, which allegedly occurred on Monday. The Harlan County Sheriff's Office arrested Hensley on Monday.
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Hensley said he was grocery shopping at Don's Supersaver in Harlan when he saw the two girls and their grandmother.
“The one girl turned around and looked at me and smiled,” Hensley said. “I said ‘Ma'am, do you want to trade them girls for a good fattening hog?' and then I went on into the meat department. That was all that was said.”
(The phrase may be a reference to the long-ago practice of giving farm animals as part of a dowry.) |
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