Former Congressman Mel Reynolds Deported from Zimbabwe

Mel Reynolds, former Democratic member of the U. S. House of Representatives from Illinois, was arrested in Zimbabwe after state media reported he was found with pornographic videos and pictures at a local hotel. In addition to his $24,500 of unpaid hotel bills, Reynolds is being investigated for living in the country without a valid visa. He's been in the country since November 2013.

Reynolds, a former Rhodes scholar, was a fast-rising star in the U.S. Democratic party when he was forced to resign in 1995 after being convicted of sexual assault, obstruction of justice and solicitation of child pornography.

Child sexual predator Reynolds pled guilty to the visa charges, but the porn charges were dropped. He's expected to be freed and deported as early as next Tuesday. He had hoped to run in Illinois for Jesse Jackson Jr's congressional seat.

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