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Very simply, the figures don't add up. If it was 25 years ago and he's now 55, he would have been 30 at the time of the incident. Next he states that he was 28 but can't "really remember". That would make her 13, instead of 15. Might be splitting hairs but not cool. In fact, mighty slimy.
GOP leader's skinny-dip confession stuns Utah
"A late-night confession by Utah's House majority leader about sitting nude in a hot tub with a minor 25 years ago has shocked this conservative state's political establishment but has not prompted calls from party leaders for him to resign.
Rep. Kevin Garn, 55, acknowledged the indiscretion late Thursday immediately after the Legislature adjourned for the session. He said he paid the woman, Cheryl Maher, now 40, $150,000 to keep quiet about the episode when he unsuccessfully ran for Congress in 2002.
"Although we did not have any sexual contact, it was still clearly inappropriate — and it was my fault," said Garn, of Layton.
Garn owns KSG Distributing Inc., which sells books on tape, CDs, DVDs and VHS tapes to retailers such as truck stops, grocery stores and convenience stores. Maher worked in his warehouse at the time....."
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"The story unfolded because Maher, who now lives in Derry, N.H., began calling Salt Lake City news media in recent days to tell them about being naked with Garn when she was 15 years old. Maher said Thursday night he was 28 at the time but Friday said he couldn't really remember....."
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Very simply, the figures don't add up. If it was 25 years ago and he's now 55, he would have been 30 at the time of the incident. Next he states that he was 28 but can't "really remember". That would make her 13, instead of 15. Might be splitting hairs but not cool. In fact, mighty slimy.
GOP leader's skinny-dip confession stuns Utah
"A late-night confession by Utah's House majority leader about sitting nude in a hot tub with a minor 25 years ago has shocked this conservative state's political establishment but has not prompted calls from party leaders for him to resign.
Rep. Kevin Garn, 55, acknowledged the indiscretion late Thursday immediately after the Legislature adjourned for the session. He said he paid the woman, Cheryl Maher, now 40, $150,000 to keep quiet about the episode when he unsuccessfully ran for Congress in 2002.
"Although we did not have any sexual contact, it was still clearly inappropriate — and it was my fault," said Garn, of Layton.
Garn owns KSG Distributing Inc., which sells books on tape, CDs, DVDs and VHS tapes to retailers such as truck stops, grocery stores and convenience stores. Maher worked in his warehouse at the time....."
and
"The story unfolded because Maher, who now lives in Derry, N.H., began calling Salt Lake City news media in recent days to tell them about being naked with Garn when she was 15 years old. Maher said Thursday night he was 28 at the time but Friday said he couldn't really remember....."
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