Shriner Potentate Busted for Child Porn

[magusmasonica]

Shriner and former Potentate Ray Highsmith, of Khedive Shrine Temple in Hampton Roads, Virginia, is in federal custody after agents discovered over 1,000 images on his computer of child pornography, some of it showing acts of sadomasochism, NewsChannel 3 has reported.

Highsmith admitted to having not one, but two memberships to an online child porn site.

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[Tamrin]

Shameful news indeed. There is a growing pattern of such behaviour which goes well beyond being unmasonic. Either the Shrine, and more especially its Jesters, needs to drop its requirement of masonic affiliation or Grand Lodges need to declare Shriner/Jester membership incompatible with being a Mason.

[magusmasonica]

I 100% agree.

[maximus]

Jul 21, 2009 6:53:33 GMT 10 Tamrin said:

Shameful news indeed. There is a growing pattern of such behaviour which goes well beyond being unmasonic. Either the Shrine, and more especially its Jesters, needs to drop its requirement of masonic affiliation or Grand Lodges need to declare Shriner/Jester membership incompatible with being a Mason.

You couldn't pay me to be a member of either organization. Neither is Masonry, in my book.

[magusmasonica]

Jul 21, 2009 20:25:16 GMT 10 @maximus said:

Jul 21, 2009 6:53:33 GMT 10 Tamrin said:

Shameful news indeed. There is a growing pattern of such behaviour which goes well beyond being unmasonic. Either the Shrine, and more especially its Jesters, needs to drop its requirement of masonic affiliation or Grand Lodges need to declare Shriner/Jester membership incompatible with being a Mason.

You couldn't pay me to be a member of either organization. Neither is Masonry, in my book.

I have heard that you would have to pay to be a Jester. I have heard that it is 20K just to begin the process.

Love and Light,

[maximus]

Jul 22, 2009 2:43:40 GMT 10 magusmasonica said:

I have heard that you would have to pay to be a Jester. I have heard that it is 20K just to begin the process.

Ridiculous, if so.

[Tamrin]

Former judge gets 18 months in prison

[Excerpt - Article by Phil Fairbanks and Dan Herbeck, The Buffalo News, 8 August 2009 - Linked Above]

Retired State Supreme Court Justice Ronald H. Tills was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for transporting prostitutes across state lines.

Tills, 74, of Union Street in Hamburg, is the first person to be sentenced to jail time in connection with the ongoing federal probe into illegal activities at weekend outings sponsored by the Royal Order of Jesters.