Sen. Larry Craig was so harried by potential press coverage of rumors that he was gay that, in a “state of intense anxiety,” he caved in and pleaded guilty to charges of which he believed himself to be innocent.
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He was so fearful of being wrongly outed as a gay man that he wrongly pleaded guilty to charges arising from seeking gay sex in a public restroom.
We have the latest documents filed in the case, as Craig attempts to withdraw his guilty plea.