Anti-gay marriage lawmaker 'arranged' tryst with MALE teen seeking 'sugga daddy' on Craigslist



An Indiana lawmaker and gay marriage foe has been roped into a gay sex scandal after he was reportedly caught responding to a Craigslist ad.

The Indianapolis Star reports that emails suggest Republican Rep Phillip Hinkle offered Kameryn Gibson $140 for 'for a really good time.'

Mr Gibson had posted a Craiglist ad that said 'I need a sugga daddy.'

Sex scandal: Republican Rep Phillip Hinkle reportedly tried to offer hush money, his BlackBerry and an iPad to an 18-year-old he was meeting for sex

According to the paper, Hinkle, 64, responded 47 minutes later from his personal email address, that said 'Sent from Phil's iPad':

' Cannot be a long time sugar daddy, but can for tonight. Would you be interested in keeping me company for a while tonight?'

The email offers 'to make it worth [your] while' in cash, and offers a personal description: ‘I am an in shape married professional, 5'8", fit 170 lbs, and love getting and staying naked.'

The paper published emails between Hinkle, 64, and Gibson, 18, as they set up a meeting at a downtown Indianapolis hotel.

But when they were in the room together, Gibson changed his mind when he realized the man he was meeting was a state representative.

Mr Gibson said Rep Hinkle wouldn’t let him leave, saying ‘You need to do this, because I came and got you, and I'm not taking you back until we do what we need to do.’

Scared, Gibson called his sister Megan to pick him up.

When Gibson tried to leave a second time, he said Hinkle again wouldn’t let him, so he called Megan again and put her on his speakerphone.

When she threatened to call the cops and the media, Meghan said Hinkle offered to 'give you whatever.'

After hanging up, Mr Gibson alleges that Mr Hinkle grabbed his buttocks, dropped the towel he was wearing and sat naked on the bed.

When Megan arrived later, he gave the siblings his BlackBerry, iPad and $100 cash to keep them quiet, they said.

Embattled: The Indiana Statehouse is pressuring Mr Hinkle to resign from the post he's held since 2000

Things got worse for Hinkle when his wife called the BlackBerry.

Megan Gibson told the paper: 'I was like, "Your husband is gay," and then she was like, "You have the wrong person."'

When Gibson began reading the emails and the address they were sent from, he said Barbara Hinkle told them not to call the police and later offered them $10,000 not to tell anyone.

Megan Gibson said she contacted The Star because she thought Hinkle's actions were 'creepy,' especially for a lawmaker.

The Star reported that Hinkle didn't contest the emails when asked about them, but acknowledged he was 'aware of a shakedown taking place.'

Hinkle's lawyer Peter Nugent, said he was unable to say what Hinkle meant by a 'shakedown.'

An official statement said the lawmaker’s office was investigating, and asked that 'everyone respect the privacy of the family at this time.'

Rep Hinkle, who boasts that he co-sponsored the creation of 'In God we trust' license plates in Indiana, has voted in favor of a gay marriage ban.

Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels called the alleged scandal a 'tragedy.'

Daniels told reporters Friday that it's up to those in Hinkle's Indianapolis district to decide whether he should resign.

House Speaker Brian Bosma says the report is 'sad and disappointing' and that he'll discuss the events with Hinkle.