Details are beginning to emerge about an alleged blackmail attempt against a married Washington state representative.
Police unsealed a search warrant Tuesday, making it available for the first time to the media, showing that Rep. Richard Curtis (R) went to police alleging he was being blackmailed by a man he had picked up for sex. The warrant says that Curtis met the man at a Spokane adult video store and brought him back to his hotel for sex.
The warrant says that following sex with the man Curtis fell asleep. When he awoke his wallet was missing. The warrant claims that later the man contacted Curtis and said he would return the wallet for $1000.
Curtis claimed he had only $200 and left the money in an envelope at the front desk of the hotel for the man to pick up. The man is later alleged to have called Curtis again demanding an additional $800 or he would go to Curtis' wife. Curtis then went to police.
Named in the warrant as the man who Curtis had met is Cody Castagna.
Police say Catagna has a different version of events. Officers tell KXLY that Castagna claimed that Curtis had met him at the Hollywood Erotic Boutique and offered him $1,000 in exchange for sex. Following sex, Castagna claims, Curtis told him he did not have the $1000 on him and gave his wallet as collateral.When Curtis failed to pay up the following day, Castagna admits to threatening to expose Curtis to his wife.What Castagna did not know was Curtis had contacted police following the first call by Castagna and a police officer was in the room when the second call came in.
The details Curtis provided to police and outlined in the warrant is in stark contrast to an interview he gave Monday to the Columbian newspaper in his home district. The paper began to investigate Curtis as details of the alleged blackmail began to leak out.
"I did not solicit sex. I was trying to help somebody out," the conservative Republican lawmaker told the Columbian on Monday. "I am not gay. I have not had sex with a guy."
[How many married, straight republicans are going to get into sex scandals? Don’t the republicans claim to have all the good morals?]
Police unsealed a search warrant Tuesday, making it available for the first time to the media, showing that Rep. Richard Curtis (R) went to police alleging he was being blackmailed by a man he had picked up for sex. The warrant says that Curtis met the man at a Spokane adult video store and brought him back to his hotel for sex.
The warrant says that following sex with the man Curtis fell asleep. When he awoke his wallet was missing. The warrant claims that later the man contacted Curtis and said he would return the wallet for $1000.
Curtis claimed he had only $200 and left the money in an envelope at the front desk of the hotel for the man to pick up. The man is later alleged to have called Curtis again demanding an additional $800 or he would go to Curtis' wife. Curtis then went to police.
Named in the warrant as the man who Curtis had met is Cody Castagna.
Police say Catagna has a different version of events. Officers tell KXLY that Castagna claimed that Curtis had met him at the Hollywood Erotic Boutique and offered him $1,000 in exchange for sex. Following sex, Castagna claims, Curtis told him he did not have the $1000 on him and gave his wallet as collateral.When Curtis failed to pay up the following day, Castagna admits to threatening to expose Curtis to his wife.What Castagna did not know was Curtis had contacted police following the first call by Castagna and a police officer was in the room when the second call came in.
The details Curtis provided to police and outlined in the warrant is in stark contrast to an interview he gave Monday to the Columbian newspaper in his home district. The paper began to investigate Curtis as details of the alleged blackmail began to leak out.
"I did not solicit sex. I was trying to help somebody out," the conservative Republican lawmaker told the Columbian on Monday. "I am not gay. I have not had sex with a guy."
[How many married, straight republicans are going to get into sex scandals? Don’t the republicans claim to have all the good morals?]
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