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- Age at time of arrest: 51The Journal Times: Becker appears in court (January 15, 2009)
- Mayor of Racine, Wisconsin
- Assumed office in 2003
- Arrested on January 13, 2009, at the Brookfield Square Mall in Brookfield, WisconsinThe Journal Times: Mayor Becker Arrested (January 16, 2009)
- Picture and biography were removed from the city website days after the arrestThe Journal Times: Mayor's picture, bio removed from city Web site (January 17, 2008)
- Arraignment scheduled for February 10, 2009The Journal Times: Becker appears in court (January 15, 2009)
- Could be sentenced to 110 years in prison if convicted on all six charges against himThe Journal Times: Becker appears in court (January 15, 2009)
- On Becker's alleged [[Yahoo!]] profile, his interests are listed as: "seducing all age females into being hot sluts"The Journal Times: Alleged Yahoo Profile
- Appeared in court on January 15 and waived his preliminary hearingThe Journal Times: Becker appears in court (January 15, 2009)
- Becker chatted online to the supposed 14-year-old girl for over two hours using [[Yahoo! Messenger]]The Journal Times: Becker appears in court (January 15, 2009)
- During the online chat, Becker is alleged to have arranged to meet the girl at a shopping mall and then take her to a hotel for "lots of fun"The Journal Times: Becker appears in court (January 15, 2009)
- Becker told the girl he would buy her gifts at Victoria's SecretThe Journal Times: Becker appears in court (January 15, 2009)
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Gary Becker, the mayor of Racine, Wisconsin, was arrested on January 13, 2009, on charges of child enticement, possession of child pornography, exposing a child to harmful materials, attempted second-degree sexual assault of a child, use of a computer to facilitate a child sex crime, and misconduct in public office.
Becker was arrested at a shopping mall, where he had allegedly scheduled a meeting with who he believed to be a 14-year-old girl he met on the Internet. Instead, he was greeted by police officers and taken into custody. He was later released on $165,000 bond.The Journal Times: Mayor Becker Arrested (January 16, 2009) The Journal Times: Becker appears in court (January 15, 2009)
Removal from Office
Just days after Becker was arrested, his biography and photo were removed from the Racine city website. On January 17, the city administrator, city attorney and deputy mayor met to discuss removing Becker from office if he does not resign his position. An executive committee meeting was scheduled for January 20, 2009, at which time the council would discuss "procedures and related items concerning the possible removal from office of Mayor Gary Becker."The Journal Times: City to discuss Becker's ouster from mayor seat (January 17, 2008)-
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