Chris Ortloff

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George C. "Chris" Ortloff (born September 20, 1947 in Lake Placid) is a former New York state Republican politician and admitted pedophile,[1] who had served in the New York State Assembly from 1986 to 2006. He subsequently served on the state parole board, after being appointed by Governor George Pataki.[2] Ortloff has a master's degree from the University of Michigan and has worked in real estate and journalism.[3]

On October 13, 2008 Ortloff was arrested on federal charges of attempting to solicit sex with minors.[2][3] On December 24, 2008 he pleaded guilty to a felony charge of online enticement of minors.[4] His sentencing was originally set for April 23, 2009.,[5] but has been pushed back four times, first to August 11, 2009,[6] then to November 9, 2009,[7] to March 8, 2010,[8] and most recently to July 13, 2010.[4] Ortloff has surrendered to authorities to begin serving time in advance of actual sentencing.[6] On August 9, 2010 he was finally sentenced, to 150 months [9] [10] in prison, lifetime supervision, and a $50,000 fine.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Ortloff Sentencing Delayed". wcax.com. April 21, 2009. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Parole official in kid sex sting". Newsday. October 14, 2008. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Chris Ortloff arrested in child porn sting Lake Placid News, October 14, 2008
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Nathan Brown (March 2, 2010). "Ortloff sentencing delayed 4th time". Adirondack Daily Enterprise. Retrieved March 23, 2010. 
  5. ↑ Lyons, Brendan J. (December 25, 2008). "Abrupt plea for Ortloff in child sex case". Albany Times-Union 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Rick Karlin (April 24, 2009). "Ex-state official starts prison". Times Union (The Hearst Corporation). Retrieved May 5, 2009. 
  7. ↑ "Ortloff Sentencing Delayed". wcax.com. 
  8. ↑ Nathan Brown (November 5, 2009). "Ortloff's sentencing delayed a third time — now to March". Adirondack Daily Enterprise. Retrieved December 9, 2009. 
  9. ↑ "Ortloff sentenced to more than 12 years". 
  10. ↑ Andrea VanValkenburg. "Ortloff sentenced to 12.5 years in prison". 
  11. ↑ US Attorney's Office, Northern District of New York (August 10, 2010). "Former New York State Parole Board Member and State Assemblyman Sentenced for Online Enticement of Minors". FBI. Retrieved July 29,2012. 
New York Assembly
Preceded by
Andrew W. Ryan		 New York State Assembly, 110th District
1986–2002 		Succeeded by
James Tedisco
Preceded by
H. Robert Nortz		 New York State Assembly, 114th District
2003–2006 		Succeeded by
Janet Duprey
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