Paul Tay arrested, facing rape charge

TULSA, Okla. — A existent gubernatorial candidate, Paul Tay, is present successful a Tulsa constabulary jailhouse connected aggregate accusations.

Tay was booked into the Tulsa County Jail astir 11 p.m. Monday night. He's accused of kidnapping and rape of a pistillate who replied to a Craigslist advertisement astir a occupation connected Tay's campaign. Tay announced helium is moving successful the upcoming 2022 predetermination for Governor of Oklahoma arsenic an independent. Previously, Tay antecedently ran for politician of Tulsa galore times.

She said Tay picked her up successful Beggs connected Sunday and assaulted her successful the car with a pb pipe, drove her to his location successful Tulsa and raped her. According to the constabulary study the pistillate escaped erstwhile Tay took her to a midtown Tulsa Walmart and she told a clerk she was with a antheral who wouldn't fto her go. The clerk called constabulary and she led them to Tay's house.

Tay faces charges of kidnapping, battle with a deadly limb and first-degree rape.

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