Senate punishes lawmaker found with teen in motel

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma Senator Ralph Shortey, of Oklahoma City, is under investigation after police say they found him with a teenage boy last week in a room at a Super 8 Motel.

The Senate voted 43-0 Wednesday on a resolution accusing Sen. Shortey of "disorderly behavior."

The resolution removes Shortey from membership and leadership of various Senate committees, bars him from his office at the Capitol and blocks his expense allowances and authorship of various bills.

Shorty served as a consultant for Representative Dan Kirby earlier this year during a sex scandal.

Police are still looking into the circumstances in the Shortey case. Officers are sifting through text messages between Shortey and the teen. No charges have been filed.