Crime & Safety
Oklahoma Lawmaker Bryce Marlatt Charged With Sexual Battery
An Uber driver told police that Marlatt grabbed her and kissed her neck and shoulder as she drove him to a restaurant.
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK — Oklahoma state Sen. Bryce Marlatt — a married father of four — was charged with sexual battery after an Uber driver accused him of grabbing her head and kissing her neck as she drove him to a bar.
In court documents filed Wednesday, Oklahoma City police said the driver told them the Republican state senator stumbled into her car and remarked about her appearance when she picked him up from a restaurant June 26. During the ride, he grabbed her and kissed her neck and shoulder, she said.
Marlatt, 40, of Woodward, previously said he was shocked by the allegations. Neither he nor his lawyer, Scott Anderson, replied to phone messages and emails seeking comment about the charge.
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Marlatt is the third Republican Oklahoma state senator to face criminal charges this year. (For more information on this and other neighborhood stories, subscribe to Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts. If you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)
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