US Senator denies lewd conduct in airport bathroom
Updated: 2007-08-28 21:49
WASHINGTON - US Republican Senator Larry Craig on Monday denied "inappropriate conduct" after he was arrested by police investigating alleged lewd incidents in an airport bathroom.
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Craig was arrested in the midwestern city of Minneapolis-St Paul in June by a plain clothes police officer, the Roll Call newspaper, which covers Congress reported.
Citing court documents, Roll Call said Craig, 62, pleaded guilty this month to misdemeanor disorderly conduct and paid more than US$500 in fines and fees, and had a 10-day jail sentence stayed.
Shortly after news of the incident broke on the paper's website, Craig, who represents the western state of Idaho, issued a statement saying he had erred by admitting wrongdoing.
"At the time of this incident, I complained to the police that they were misconstruing my actions. I was not involved in any inappropriate conduct," said Craig, who is married, and up for reelection in 2008.
"I should have had the advice of counsel in resolving this matter. In hindsight, I should not have pled guilty.
"I was trying to handle this matter myself quickly and expeditiously."
The report quoted a plain clothes police officer as saying Craig was seated in a stall in the bathroom, and had made gestures consistent with someone "wishing to engage in lewd contact."
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