So. Carolina can't blame this sex case on Craigslist
File this under the practice what you preach department.
Remember Henry McMaster, South Carolina's state attorney general, the man who was shocked, shocked, shocked to find illicit sex on Craigslist and earlier this year threatened to file charges against the Web's No. 1 classifieds site? Perhaps McMaster would do well to police his own office before going after anyone else.
Roland Corning, a nine-year employee of the state's attorney general's office, was stopped by police after being found in a Columbia, S.C., cemetery while in the company of an 18-year-old female stripper and in possession of assorted sex toys, according to a report about the incident in the blog Fitsnews.com. The online unit of The State, South Carolina's largest newspaper, verified the report.
Apparently, the cemetery is a hot spot for sexual encounters, both publications reported. Corning, 66, was not arrested after identifying himself to police as a prosecutor, but The Associated Press reported he was later fired by his boss, McMaster.
McMaster threatened to launch a criminal investigation against the operators of Craigslist while the site was trying to negotiate with several state attorneys general about limiting the ads posted by prostitutes. Critics accused McMaster of using Craigslist's situation to grab headlines.
Craigslist filed a lawsuit against McMaster's office and a judge slapped it with a restraining order that prevented the attorney general from filing the charges. McMaster's office never made good on the criminal charges.
The situation with Corning, who told police he always carried Viagra and sex toys "just in case," will be fodder for those who argue that prostitution or sexual misconduct are not the fault of Craigslist.
Craigslist has been victorious in every court case on the issue of whether the site can be held responsible for the actions of its users.
Greg Sandoval covers media and digital entertainment for CNET News. He is a former reporter for The Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times. E-mail Greg, or follow him on Twitter at http://twitter.com/sandoCNET. 
I find it ironic that those who hold themselves on the highest moral grounds and use their position to preach to others are the most likely to be guilty of the crime they vociferously prosecute. Just another clown, in a long list of clowns to be found out for the hypocrites they are.
Does Gov. Elliot Spitzer, Sen. John Ensign, Rev. Ted Haggard, or Larry Craig ring a bell? Just another example of a case of projection of one's own guilt. Sorry to break it to you, but standing on a soap box and shouting about the morality, that these men clearly don't have, will not absolve them of anything but will lead to disgrace in the eyes of the world.
Hiring a prostitute is personal choice. Hypocrisy always has a good chance of biting one in the butt. This case i s no different. I'm just glad that the true colors of these hypocrites come shining through.
Sure he could file a case for wrongful termination if he wanted to subject his wife and family to all the details of the case that would come out in such a case. Also no way a prosecuting attorney is going to keep his job or even be able to win a case after something like this gets out.
Those who want it, will find it. Did before craigslist. Will after craigslist. Human nature and all that.
The problem is see here is that those who say and believe they are Christ-like, can do no wrong and will go to the end of the Earth to bring down others, are in fact guilty of the same crime. How often have we seen the same hypocrisy? Oh, I did not lie nor was I under oath; well my dear I do give a damn because you are worst then those you consider sinners.
dont get me wrong,im not saying this article is just about "hits",just wondering
- by KazikliBey November 12, 2009 6:17 PM PST
- Does this mean we can cruise Craigslist for dates again?
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