Kelly Ann's Doll House debacle
You've got to give Kelly Ann Booth this — she sure brought a taste of the street to Roz McGee's upscale east bench House district.Booth has dropped out of the race for McGee's seat following revelations that her former fiancé is facing trial for allegedly running a Cottonwood Heights prostitution ring.
Booth, a Democrat, still claims she didn't know "the full nature" of her former beau Steven S. Maese involvement in The Doll House escort service until a few weeks ago. She bailed yesterday making the predictable statement about fearing her past relationship (who turned out to be an alleged pimp) would distract voters from the real issues.
But Booth's wide-eyed innocence is questioned by some party insiders who say honesty is also a legitimate campaign issue. And the Tribune's Robert Gehrke's story offers some contradicting facts:
- The couple tried to start a business to offer certified nursing assistant training. Booth, a lawyer with the Auditor's office, didn't get a whiff of the Doll House?
- During the past legislative session, Booth had a lawyer contact lobbyist to push for a repeal of the "stripper tax," a 10 percent tax on escorts and strip clubs. (The effort failed.)
Update: Maese's trial has been delayed after his attorney withdrew from representing him.
Booth will support her Democratic opponent, Brian King, who Maese recently dismissed as a "Johnny-come-lately trial lawyers association president that wants to line the pockets of his profession."
2 Comments:
Now that Kelly Ann has some time on her hands and Maese is in need of a lawyer -- maybe they can rekindle their relationship.
I heard it from a reliable source that their relationship was never off. It was all just a show for the public. She visited him in jail on the 22nd of April.
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