Former state Sen. Ralph Shortey was sentenced Monday to federal prison after he tearfully apologized in court for "leading a double life of sin for the past few years."

A judge ordered Shortey to serve 15 years in prison for a sexual tryst with a teenage boy at a Moore hotel early March 9, 2017.

"I have begged God's forgiveness, and I hope that this all is another example to everyone to live a true life and to be what you say you are," Shortey said at his sentencing in Oklahoma City federal court.

Shortey, 36, pleaded guilty in November to child sex trafficking and faced up to life in prison.