Ex-GOP Official
Pleads Guilty to Oral Sex Charge

The former chair of the Clark County, Ind., Republican Party pleaded guilty Thursday to criminal deviate conduct, which could land him in prison for up to six years. Glenn Murphy Jr. is accused of performing oral sex on a man who was asleep while the act took place. Along with the prison sentence, Murphy would have to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life, according to the Courier-Journal newspaper in Louisville, Ky.

Murphy, 34, attended a party on July 28, 2007. The party was being held at the unnamed victim's sister's home, where both men spent the night. Later that night, the victim, 22, awoke to find Murphy performing oral sex on him against his will, according to special prosecutor Stanley Levco.

The plea bargain called for a six-year prison term, with four years suspended, meaning Murphy could spend as little as one year in prison under Indiana's policy of reducing sentences by one day for each day of good behavior.

Clark County superior court judge Vicki Carmichael said she would deliver a formal sentencing on June 30. Murphy is free on $25,000 bond.

Murphy resigned as chair of the Clark County Republican Party and as chair of the Young Republican National Federation last August when the allegations were made public on the blog of Indiana Democratic Party spokeswoman Jennifer Wagner in August 2007. (The Advocate)