Indiana state Rep. Phil Hinkle has admitted that he paid 18-year-old Kameryn Gibson $80 on Aug. 6 for sex, according to the Indianapolis Star. However, not only is Hinkle refusing to say that he is gay, but he is refusing calls for him to step down.
Gibson, who said he was looking for a “sugga daddy” on Craigslist posting, told The Star that he attempted to leave the JW Marriott hotel room where they met. Gibson added that Hinkle tried to keep him from leaving, exposed himself and then, after his sister arrived, offered them $100 cash, an iPad and Blackberry to keep quiet.
Hinkle disputes Gibson’s version, with the legislator saying that he never exposed himself and that Gibson stole those items when Hinkle was in the bathroom. Both agree that money exchanged hands but no sex act took place.
House Speaker Brian Bosma has stripped Hinkle of his committee chairmanships and has joined other GOP officials who have asked him to resign. However, Hinkle said that it’s not up to party leaders to make that decision.
Hinkle also said that he’s not gay.