Arrested in internet sex sting, Wisconsin mayor won't be attending Obama inaugural

Gary Becker is the mayor of Racine, Wisconsin, a small city located between Chicago and Milwaukee best known for it being the headquarters of the S.C. Johnson Corporation.

Becker was planning to attend a mayor's conference in Washington this weekend as well as Barack Obama's inauguration on Tuesday.

But that won't be happening. Becker, a Democrat, was arrested in nearby Brookfield for an alleged attempted sexual assault of a minor and possession of child pornography. Becker attempted to meet who he thought was a 14 year-old girl, but the person at the other end of computer hook-up was a police officer.

Becker, that's his mug shot on top, is out on bail. A Racine official cancelled Becker's Washington trip.

The capital city is surely grateful Becker won't be there.

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