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Tuesday, June 17
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Source: KXLY-TV , Spokesman Review WA sex/extortion scandal SPOKANE -- All charges have been dropped against Cody Castagna, the man accused of attempted extortion against a disgraced former state lawmaker. "I'm stoked," Castagna said Monday, according to Spokesman Review . "But, you know, I would have hoped this would have happened a long time ago because they had nothing against me." Cody Castagna photo: Fleshbot (which has many more -- and much more flesh -- for a fee after a preview) Castagna, a 27-year old waiter and part-time porn model, was charged with six felony...
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Tuesday, February 05
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Source: Associated Press via Google WA sex/extortion Collections of amateur porn shots of alleged hustler, Cody Castagna, like these (edited) images, were widely posted after news of the Curtis affair broke. photos: Fleshbot (not safe for work) SPOKANE, Wash. -- A spotlight is once again shined on what is called the "seamy underside of this ostensibly staid city" in a story by reporter Nicholas K. Geranios published this week by the Associated Press. The AP story recounts the resignation of a conservative politician from southwest Washington who claims he was shaken down by a gay hustler...
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Tuesday, January 15
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Source: Spokesman Review and Associated Press WA sex/extortion Cody Castagna (c. 2004 photo via Fleshbot ) The attorney for a 27-year-old waiter and part-time porn model called Spokane County’s case “laughable” as his client pleaded not guilty Monday to a list of charges that followed a sexual encounter in October that ended the career of a Washington state representative. Cody Michael Castagna answered “innocent” as each of the six felonies levied against him were read by Superior Court Judge Jerome Leveque. Qnews update: Prosecutors drop all charges against Castagna in Curtis sex/'extortion'...
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Wednesday, December 19
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Source: Seattle Post Intelligencer Cody Castagna (c. 2004 photo via Fleshbot ) A man accused of blackmailing a state legislator over a sexual encounter in a Spokane hotel room may have targeted other victims in extortion attempts, including Seattle business people, Spokane police said this week. Cody M. Castagna, 27, of Medical Lake is charged in Spokane County Superior Court with, among other things, extortion of former state Rep. Richard Curtis. Qnews update: Prosecutors drop all charges against Castagna in Curtis sex/'extortion' scandal (17-June-08) Police said Curtis, a Republican from...
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Thursday, December 13
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Source: KREM TV News and Associated Press WA sex/extortion SPOKANE -- One of four men accused of extorting money from a former Washington state lawmaker turned himself into Spokane Police Wednesday evening shortly before 5:30 p.m. "I'm not going to run, I have nothing to hide," Castagna told KREM 2 News. Castagna arrived at the Spokane County Courthouse with his attorney and a bailbondsman. Castagna told KREM 2 News he has not heard from the three other suspects also accused of extorting money from former Washington state lawmaker, Richard Curtis. Castagna said he heard about the...
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Thursday, November 22
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Source: The Daily (U Washington) by Chris Kaasa The American public has a new hobby -- cheering the downfall of gay Republican politicians. I’ve heard some people call it ironic. Really, it’s just disgusting. The “sex scandals” are those surrounding Republican lawmakers Sen. Larry Craig of Idaho, famous after 33 years in public service for his restroom foot-tapping, and state Rep. Richard Curtis of Washington, who resigned Oct. 31 after being caught paying off a gay prostitute. Just a little more than a year ago on the HBO program Real Time with Bill Maher, I heard the openly gay Democratic Rep...
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Thursday, November 15
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Source: Spokane Spokesman-Review Cody Castagna in a c. 2004 photo shoot. photo: Fleshbot [nsfw] OLYMPIA -- An awful lot is known about then-state-lawmaker Richard Curtis’ recent trysts with men at a Spokane Valley adult bookstore and downtown hotel last month. But here’s something you probably didn’t know: You paid for the trip. Curtis’ travel records, obtained Thursday by The Spokesman-Review through a public records request, show that Curtis’ three-day trip to Spokane cost taxpayers nearly $800. They also show that during his three years as a legislator, Curtis was a prolific traveler, racking...
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Friday, November 09
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Source: KREM TV SPOKANE -- A Southwest Washington lawmaker has changed his mind about criminal charges in a Spokane extortion and sex scandal case. Former state represenative Richard Curtis from La Center is pressing that 26-year-old Cody Castagna be charged with trying to extort $1,000 from him last month. Curtis' attorney said he wants anyone else involved in the alleged blackmail plot to also be charged. Curtis and Castagna told investigators they met at the Hollywood Erotic Boutique in Spokane Valley while Curtis was in Spokane for a lawmaker conference. The two said they later met up at...
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Thursday, November 08
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Source: KXLY TV Unidentified extortion suspect from hotel video photo: Spokane Police Dept. via KXLY SPOKANE -- Police say they have identified a suspect in the extortion case involving a former state representative from western Washington and they think this might not be an isolated case. Spokane Police major crime detectives have gone out and found that mystery man who picked up a $200 payoff at the Davenport Tower that was left by now former State Representative Dick Curtis for Medical Lake resident Cody Castagna in exchange for the return of his wallet. Castagna had possession of Curtis’ wallet...
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Monday, November 05
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Source: KXLY TV [Belated update from story published Friday, Nov. 2] SPOKANE -- As the collateral damage settles in the wake of State Representative Richard Curtis' swift resignation earlier this week, Cody Castagna continues his attempts to clear his own name. Castagna, the central figure in the attempted extortion of now former state lawmaker Richard Curtis of La Center, held an impromptu press conference with his attorney Dave Partovi Friday morning in Spokane. The purpose of the press conference was to refute claims that he had any links to convicted Spokane madam Cheryl Larson. Earlier...
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Thursday, November 01
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Source: The Columbian Richard Curtis, in his first public pronouncement in more than two days, repeated that he has done nothing wrong. "I've done a lot of -- damn good for this community,” Curtis said in a brief phone interview with Columbian Editor Lou Brancaccio Thursday morning. “I am not the criminal here.” Curtis, 48, resigned his state representative position Wednesday afternoon, only slightly more than 48 hours after becoming embroiled in a sex scandal that includes allegations that he wore women’s lingerie and offered to pay a 26-year-old male gay porn model $1,000 for unprotected...
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Thursday, November 01
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Source: KXLY TV Yesterday's resignation of Rep. Richard Curtis (R-La Center) came shortly after Spokane prosecutors announced their intent to review police reports to determine if Curtis broke the law. Police in Spokane are also looking for a third man involved in the case. Spokane City Attorney Howard Delaney said Wednesday morning that he intends to review police reports in the attempted blackmailing of Curtis, a two-term Washington State Representative from La Center, to determine whether or not Curtis should face solicitation charges. Delaney confirmed that once Spokane County Prosecutor...
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Wednesday, October 31
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Source: KXLY TV SPOKANE -- Several days before he met a state lawmaker at his downtown hotel room which led to claims of cross-dressing, solicitation and blackmail, Cody Castagna appeared in a Kootenai County, Idaho courtroom where he pled guilty to stealing a woman's gambling winnings from the Coeur d'Alene Casino in March. Castagna, 26, pled guilty to a charge of petty theft stemming from an incident at the Coeur d'Alene Casino in Worley, Idaho in March. Castagna stole a woman's $1,700 in gambling winnings from her and then was seen on casino surveillance video cashing out her...
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Wednesday, October 31
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Source: seaQwa News Cody Castanga and his lawyer appeared tonight on Dan Abrams Live on MSNBC. Castagna again said that he didn't steal Curtis's wallet. "He told me to hang onto his wallet until the morning when he said he'd be able to get the money." Castagna's lawyer, Dave Partovi, said that he expect's the Spokane County prosecutor to file charges against Castangna. "I do expect a charge even though the evidence doesn't support it," he said. Castagna said he was surprised to hear that Curtis had consistently voted against gay rights laws in the legislature...
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Wednesday, October 31
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Source: AP via Seattle Post-Intelligencer OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) A Republican state legislator who repeatedly voted against gay rights measures resigned his seat Wednesday amid revelations he had sex with a man he met at an erotic video store while in Spokane on a GOP retreat. In a written statement, Rep. Richard Curtis, of La Center, said that while he believes he's done a lot of good during his time in the Legislature, "events that have recently come to light have hurt a lot of people." "I sincerely apologize for any pain my actions may have caused," he wrote. "This...
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Wednesday, October 31
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Cody Castagna, left, and his lawyer, Dave Partovi, met the press Tuesday. They said Castagna has been "falsely accused" by Curtis Source: KXLY TV with additional material by seaQwa News With his lawyer, Dave Partovi, doing most of the talking, Cody Castagna -- accused by Vancouver lawmaker Richard Curtis of extortion -- met the press yesterday afternoon outside the lawyer's office. Partovi called the case "a real low-level situation that was blown out of control because it involves a state lawmaker." Without naming Curtis, Partovi called him "a person in power who's...
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Tuesday, October 30
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Cody Castagna's MySpace pic from a profile since set to private. (via KXLY) Source: KXLY TV SPOKANE -- State Representative Richard Curtis says he's not gay, but police reports and court records indicate the Republican lawmaker from southwestern Washington dressed up in women's lingerie and met a Medical Lake man in a local erotic video store which led to consensual sex at a downtown hotel and a threat to expose Curtis' activities publicly. Curtis, according to a search warrant unsealed Tuesday, went to the Hollywood Erotic Boutique on East Sprague on October 26th at approximately...
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Tuesday, October 30
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Source: The Columbian State Rep. Richard Curtis had sex with a man he met in Spokane last week who subsequently tried to blackmail him for $1,000 and threatened to expose the incident, according to court records filed Tuesday morning. The incident is being investigated as an extortion attempt against Curtis, authorities said. The court filings say Curtis, R-La Center, met Cody M. Castagna at the Hollywood Erotic Boutique at about 12:45 a.m. Friday morning and the men returned together to Curtis’ room at the Davenport Tower Hotel at about 3:35 a.m. Curtis, a two-term legislator and retired fire...
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Tuesday, October 30
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Source: KXLY TV SPOKANE -- A search warrant made available to the media Tuesday morning disclosed that State Rep. Richard Curtis (R – La Center) had sex with a man he met at a local erotic video store who then took his wallet and attempted to blackmail him. Curtis, according to the search warrant unsealed Tuesday, went to the Hollywood Erotic Boutique on East Sprague on October 26th at approximately 12:45 a.m. While there he met a man by the name of Cody Castagna, who accompanied Curtis back to the Davenport Tower. The two arrived at the hotel around 3:34 a.m. and engaged in sexual activites after...
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Monday, October 29
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Source: The Columbian State Rep. Richard Curtis, R-La Center, caught up in a statewide media frenzy over an ongoing extortion investigation in Spokane, said Monday that he is not gay. "I committed no crime," Curtis said Monday afternoon. "I did not solicit sex. I was trying to help somebody out." Officer Jennifer DeRuwe, spokeswoman for the Spokane Police Department, said police expect to wrap up their investigation in the next one or two weeks and forward their findings to county prosecutors for a decision on whether criminal charges should be filed. Curtis, 48, has been besieged...
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Monday, October 29
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Source: KXLY News and KREM2 News (Compiled by seaQwa News) SPOKANE -- Spokane Police confirmed to KREM TV in Spokane that they are investigating an alleged extortion attempt against a Washington State lawmaker. But the story is much more complicated than that. State Representative Richard Curtis (R-La Center) was in Spokane last week attending a retreat with other republican lawmakers to discuss the upcoming legislative session. Detectives tell KREM 2 News that at some point Thursday, Curtis had a sexual encounter with a man, who police have not identified. A Spokane Police Dept. spokesperson says...
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