Florida GOP politician caught soliciting gay sex in mall restroom

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A two-term City Commissioner and mayoral candidate has been caught in a gay sex sting, reports the Daytona Beach News-Journal Friday.

"It's scumbags like this that erode the quality of life that we have here," says Daytona Beach Police Chief Mike Chitwood.

57-year-old Mike Shallow, also a realtor, was among nine men caught in the sting after "sexual misconduct" in the second-floor Volusia Mall Sears bathroom was reported to police. The nine are being charged with misdemeanor lewd conduct and exposure. Signals used by the suspects to attract the attention of potential partners included tapping toes, loud zipper noises, coughing and sneezing.

"It's such a sad thing," says Daytona Beach mayor Glenn Ritchey, expressing disappointment for Shallow and his family. Says personal friend Neil Harrington, "I have no indication that Mike would ever be involved in anything like that.".....