Kenneth Lewis Barrett, 71, the mayor of Winston, Oregon was arrested in a sting operation by police trying to nab pedophiles who prey on young children on the internet. For two weeks Barrett chatted with a police officer pretending to be a fourteen year old girl. At first he gave her what seemed like fatherly advice. Stay in school, work hard and stay away from boys who only want sex. As time went on, he began talking to “her” about sex and getting together to meet. He told her he was 71 but had the mind of a 17 year old and the energy of a 12 year old boy.
Barrett now faces charges of second-degree online sexual corruption and unlawful possession of a firearm, after apparently admitting to police that he…
