Virginia Mayor To Resign Following Arrest In Drugs-For-Sex Sting Operation

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FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Fairfax Mayor R. Scott Silverthorne is resigning after his arrest last week in which police say he attempted to trade drugs for sex in a sting operation.

City officials said in a news release Monday that Silverthorne’s resignation will be effective as of noon Thursday. The city council has scheduled a special meeting Tuesday night.

Silverthorne was arrested last Thursday on drug distribution charges. Police say they received a tip that Silverthorne was using a dating website to set up sexual encounters with other men in exchange for drugs.

Police say Silverthorne gave an undercover detective two grams of methamphetamine outside a Tysons Corner hotel before his arrest.

On Friday, Silverthorne appointed a city councilman, Jeffrey Greenfield, as temporary acting mayor, but calls continued for Silverthorne to resign entirely.

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  1. Of course he paid them with meth. It’s not as if those guys could snort bitcoins off his ass. Geez.

  2. The dude is the Mayor, couldn’t he ‘hook up’ without resorting to trading for dope?

    I’m guessing he likely was also using the drugs to heighten the experience of the already dangerous liaisons.

    Getting laid is not a crime, generally, but idiocy should be.

  3. You would think paying money for sex would be easier. Maybe he has emaciated, poor hygiene, meth head fetish.

  4. Why did the police want to have sex with him?

  5. No, you misunderstand. The mayor wanted to have sex with drugs. (I hope it came in ointment form, because pills just hurt.)

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