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FILE - In this Nov. 30, 2017 file photo, former two-term Republican state Sen. Ralph Shortey arrives at the federal courthouse in Oklahoma City to plead guilty to a federal charge of child sex trafficking. The former Republican state senator in Oklahoma already sentenced to 15 years in prison on a child sex trafficking charge has now been ordered to pay a more-than-$125,000 fine. Federal judge Timothy DeGiusti on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019, ordered Shortey to pay the money to the victim. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)

Ex-Oklahoma lawmaker fined $125k in sex trafficking case

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FILE - This March 16, 2017, file photo, provided by the Cleveland County Sheriff's Office in Norman, Okla., shows Ralph Shortey. The former Republican state senator is scheduled to be sentenced Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, on a child sex trafficking charge. (Cleveland County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)

The Latest: Ex-senator gets 15 years in sex trafficking case

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FILE - This March 16, 2017, file photo, provided by the Cleveland County Sheriff's Office in Norman, Okla., shows Ralph Shortey. The former Republican state senator is scheduled to be sentenced Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, on a child sex trafficking charge. (Cleveland County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)

Ex-senator sentenced to 15 years for child sex trafficking

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Sentencing for Oklahoma ex-senator for child sex trafficking

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Former two-term Republican state Sen. Ralph Shortey, left, arrives at the federal courthouse in Oklahoma City, Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017, with his attorney, Ed Blau, right, to plead guilty to a federal charge of child sex trafficking. Shortey resigned in March after he was arrested on state charges of engaging in child prostitution and transporting a minor for prostitution. Police found Shortey with a 17-year-old boy in a motel room and alleged he had hired the boy for sex. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Ex-Oklahoma lawmaker pleads guilty to child sex trafficking

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In this Feb. 22, 2017, photo, state Sen. Ralph Shortey, R-Oklahoma City, speaks during a Senate committee meeting in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki) ** FILE **

Ralph Shortey, Oklahoma pro-Trump Republican, also a child sex trafficker

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Records: 2 knew about porn on Oklahoma lawmaker’s computer

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In this Feb. 22, 2017, photo, state Sen. Ralph Shortey, R-Oklahoma City, speaks during a Senate committee meeting in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki) ** FILE **

Ralph Shortey case: Ex-Oklahoma state senator’s office searched by FBI for porn

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Ex-Oklahoma lawmaker cries in court over child porn charges

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FILE - In this Feb. 22, 2017, file photo, state Sen. Ralph Shortey, R-Oklahoma City, speaks during a Senate committee meeting on a Real ID bill in Oklahoma City. Shortey, who faces state child prostitution charges for allegedly hiring a 17-year-old boy for sex, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on child pornography and child sex trafficking charges. The four-count federal indictment that was unsealed Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017. Shortey resigned in March after he was arrested on state charges. He faces up to life in prison if convicted on the federal charges. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)

Former Oklahoma state senator indicted by federal grand jury

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Former Oklahoma State Sen. Ralph Shortey, second from left, makes his first court appearance with his lawyer Ed Blau at the Cleveland County Courthouse on Friday, March 24, 2017, in Norman, Okla. Shortey is charged with child prostitution involving a 17-year-old boy. (Steve Sisney/The Oklahoman via AP)

Former Oklahoma senator in court for child prostitution case

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FILE - This March 16, 2017, file photo, provided by the Cleveland County Sheriff's Office in Norman, Okla., shows Ralph Shortey, a Republican state senator who is facing felony child prostitution charges after police say he solicited sex from a 17-year-old boy. His attorney said Monday, March 20, 2017, that Shortey plans to resign his seat by Wednesday evening. (Cleveland County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)

Oklahoma lawmaker charged with child prostitution resigns

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