Hot-Tubbery

What politicos will do to keep people quiet! Nevertheless, it's past time to 'come clean', so to speak. Should have called her bluff in 2002!

A late-night confession by Utah's House majority leader about sitting nude in a hot tub with a minor 25 years ago has shocked this conservative state's political establishment.

Rep. Kevin Garn acknowledged the hot-tub incident on the last day of the legislative session on Thursday, saying he had paid the now 40-year-old woman $150,000 to keep quiet about the episode when he ran for Congress in 2002.

In recent days, Cheryl Maher began telling her story to local news media about being naked with Garn when she was 15. Garn is more than 14 years older than Maher.

Garn said that violated a confidentiality agreement he had with the woman and he's tired of living in fear.