Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters is alleged to have had an adult film on behind him during a state meeting.
Walters is the far-right Republican who attempted to mandate that every classroom have a Trump Bible in the state.
Speaking to News9 in Oklahoma City, board members revealed the details of the executive meeting as it unfolded.
“We were in the middle of our executive meeting… I had noticed the TV was on when I first came in the room, but I really didn’t pay much attention,” said Becky Carson. “I had to make eye contact in that direction, and I was kind of in shock. I was like, ‘What am I seeing? Are those women naked?’… I kind of moved forward a little bit. And I was like, ‘No, they are fully unclothed.’”
Reporter Robin Marsh asked if it was full frontal nudity and Carson replied, “Oh yes, yes.”
Meanwhile, fellow board member Ryan Deatherage explained he was sitting to the left of Carson. He’d seen the video and said he was trying to figure out how to bring it up without embarrassing the whole board… It just continued. It was an older video. It was more grainy… maybe Three’s Company time frame, maybe MASH*. The clothing reminded me of a red and white striped shirt… a guy with a white hat, kind of a Gilligan-type hat.”
Carson confessed that she shouted at Walters like a child.
“I basically treated him like a 15-year-old son. I said, ‘What am I watching? What is on your TV? Get it off now.’ He looked at me and then turned around and said, ‘Oh my gosh,’ and stood up, picked up the remote… he goes, ‘I can’t get it off.’ And I said, ‘Get it off immediately. Get it off now,’” she recalled.
She also noted that Walters appeared more shocked that he was caught than he was shocked over the video being displayed during a state meeting.
Walters is denying that the incident entirely and says that Gov. Kevin Stitt, a fellow conservative Republican, put these GOP appointees up to lying about it. He’s demanding their resignation.
Meanwhile, Walters is claiming that he’s already been cleared by an investigation by the Sheriff’s department. But they are saying something different.
“We’re aware of what has been told to the media, but obviously we have to do our own due diligence to speak with those witnesses that are involved to determine whether there was anything criminal,” said Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Aaron Brilbeck on Monday.
It was 24 hours later that Walters bragged he was cleared.
“That simply isn’t the case,” Brilbeck told News 4 on Tuesday. “Our investigation is still ongoing. In fact, I would categorize it as being in its infancy. This is going to be a very thorough investigation. And once the investigation is complete, we’re going to be very transparent with our findings.”
See a clip from the interview below or at the link here.
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