Summary

THE LAWMAKER WHO TOOK A FAKE PENIS ON THE FLOOR OF THE GEORGIA HOUSE WILL BE REPRIMANDED, ACCORDING TO THE HOUSE ETHICS COMMITTEE. THE COMMITTEE SAID IT FOUND NO EVIDENCE THAT REP. JIMMY BENEFIELD WAS THE ONE WHO SHOWED THE DEVICE TO PAGE JASON BUNKLEY, NOW 14. THE PAGE'S COMPLAINT THAT A FAKE PENIS HIDDEN BEHIND AN APRON HAD BEEN FLASHED AT HIM SPURRED THE INVESTIGATION.

Source CONUS Archive
Record ID 86035
Story Slug LAWMAKER REPRIMANDED (11/03/1993)
Location ATLANTA, GEORGIA
Format VOSOT/PKG
Date 11/3/1993
Archive Time 59:04
TRT 1:04:01
Supers FOR VO/SOT Atlanta/Yesterday Jason Binkley, Page FOR PKG: Denmark Groover, Georgia House Ethics Cmte Doug Peters, Rep. Benefield's Attorney Atlanta/Today
Video Description HOUSE ETHICS COMMITTEE IN MEETING ROOM. BINKLEY TESTIFYING.
Description THE LAWMAKER WHO TOOK A FAKE PENIS ON THE FLOOR OF THE GEORGIA HOUSE WILL BE REPRIMANDED, ACCORDING TO THE HOUSE ETHICS COMMITTEE. THE COMMITTEE SAID IT FOUND NO EVIDENCE THAT REP. JIMMY BENEFIELD WAS THE ONE WHO SHOWED THE DEVICE TO PAGE JASON BUNKLEY, NOW 14. THE PAGE'S COMPLAINT THAT A FAKE PENIS HIDDEN BEHIND AN APRON HAD BEEN FLASHED AT HIM SPURRED THE INVESTIGATION.
Script LEAD: A GEORGIA STATE SENATOR IS ACCUSED OF TAKING A NOVELTY SEX TOY ON THE TO THE FLOOR OF THE GEORGIA STATE HOUSE LAST MARCH. A PAGE'S COMPLAINT TRIGGERED THE INVESTIGATION OF REPRESENTATIVE JIMMY BENEFIELD THAT LED TO TODAY'S ACTION. MARY SHALVARJAIN HAS THE DETAILS OF TODAY'S ETHICS COMMITTEE DECISION.
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Keywords

LAWMAKER
REPRIMAND
SEX TOY
PAGE
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