Oregon Lawmaker Accused Of Inappropriate Behavior In Video

OREGON -- A YouTube video recently surfaced showing state Sen. Jeff Kruse chatting with a half-clothed woman who claims the lawmaker was inappropriately touching himself during the conversation. The video, Kruse told The Oregonian, is an example of sexual exploitation.

The 2016 video, which shows Kruse shirtless, comes on the heels of the lawmaker being removed from his committee assignments after being accused of touching multiple women inappropriately and illegally smoking in the Capitol building.

Kruse, who is claiming he is being extorted, said his relationship with the woman in the video ended "when he began to suspect it was a scam," according to the news article.

"From their first contact, he noticed the woman would consistently use incorrect vocabulary and strange sentence structure," The Oregonian reported.

The single 66-year-old told the newspaper he's no longer interested in pursuing a relationship.

"As long as all this crap is circling around me, I think I best leave everybody alone," he told The Oregonian.

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