MAN ACCUSED OF LEWD CONDUCT IN AIRPORT BATHROOM [+] ballot by aya ACTIVE Tue Aug 28, 07 - Wed Aug 27, 08 WASHINGTON (AFP) - US Republican Senator Larry Craig on Monday denied "inappropriate conduct" after he was arrested by police investigating alleged lewd incidents in an airport bathroom. Craig, 62, was arrested in the midwestern city of Minneapolis-St Paul in June by a plain clothes police officer, reported the Roll Call newspaper, which covers Congress. Citing court documents, Roll Call said Craig pleaded guilty this month to misdemeanor disorderly conduct and paid more than 500 dollars in fines and fees, and had a 10-day jail sentence stayed. Shortly after news of the incident broke on the newspaper's website, Craig, who represents the western state of Idaho, issued a statement saying he had erred by admitting wrongdoing. "At the time of this incident, I complained to the police that they were misconstruing my actions. I was not involved in any inappropriate conduct," said Craig, who is married, and up for reelection in 2008. "I should have had the advice of counsel in resolving this matter. In hindsight, I should not have pled guilty."I was trying to handle this matter myself quickly and expeditiously." The report quoted a plain clothes police officer as saying Craig was seated in a stall in the bathroom, and had made gestures consistent with someone "wishing to engage in lewd contact." Craig reportedly tapped his foot, brushed his shoe against the officer's shoe and repeatedly waved his hand under the stall divider.The senator, who was first elected in 1980, also on Monday withdrew from his post as co-liaison to the Senate for the 2008 presidential campaign of leading Republican hopeful Mitt Romney. "Senator Craig has stepped down from his role with the campaign. He did not want to be a distraction, and we accept his decision," the Romney campaign said in a statement. Craig's record includes a series of votes against gay rights, and his support of a 2006 amendment to the Idaho Constitution that bars gay marriage and civil unions. He's a perv Ballot #117409 : SEE RESULTS Comment: show your vote with comment?

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