The Larry Craig Case
Events in the arrest of Sen. Larry Craig.
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An undercover police officer arrests Idaho Sen. Larry Craig at the Minneapolis airport in a sting targeting bathroom sex.
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Craig is charged with disorderly conduct, a misdemeanor, and interference with privacy, a gross misdemeanor.
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Craig signs a written guilty plea to disorderly conduct. The other charge is later dropped.
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Roll Call, a Capitol Hill newspaper, reports Craig's arrest. Craig says police misconstrued his actions in the airport bathroom.
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Craig says he plans to resign by Sept. 30, then later suggests he may stay in the Senate if he can reverse his guilty plea. A spokesman later said Craig had dropped virtually all notion of trying to finish his third term, unless a court moves quickly to overturn the conviction.
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Craig files a motion seeking to withdraw his guilty plea.
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Hennepin County (Minn.) Judge Charles Porter hears arguments from Craig's attorneys and the prosecutor in the case and says he won't rule immediately. The Idaho Republican quickly announced plans to stay in Congress for the time being, omitting mention of an earlier commitment to resign Sept. 30.
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Judge Porter issues an order denying Craig's motion to withdraw his guilty plea. Craig later vowed to remain in office for the duration of his term despite the ruling, an about-face from his earlier announcement that he planned to resign.
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Craig files an appeal to the Minnesota Court of Appeals in his attempt to withdraw his guilty plea.
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In a letter to Craig, the Senate Ethics Committee said that he acted improperly in connection with a men's room sex sting and had brought discredit on the Senate. The ethics panel said Craig's attempt to withdraw his guilty plea after his arrest was an effort to evade legal consequences of his own actions. In an e-mailed statement, Craig said he disagreed with the ethics panel's action.
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Credits:
CBS/AP
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