Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Maine Anti-Gay Marriage Supporter Arrested in Prostitution Scandal

Once again we are seeing a shining example of the hypocrisy of some of the members of the conservative Christian crowd who oppose gay civil rights as they claim to be motivated solely by a desire to "protect the sanctity of marriage."  In this case the hypocrite is Donald Fortin, age 59, of 83 Skillings Woods Road, Turner, Maine, who has been charged with Engaging a Prostitute following an ongoing police department investigation of a prostitution ring out of a Kennebunk Zumba studio.  Fortin is the owner and president of Fortin Construction which on its website describes the company as a "Christian family owned company."   Moreover, he is a contributor to anti-gay  Protect Maine Marriage and family values GOP state senator Garrett Mason.  Maine's Majority has released the following Press Release:

Portland, ME - A review of campaign finance filings has found that the name of one of the men charged in the ongoing Kennebunk prostitution scandal matches that of a large contributor to the effort to defeat the state's same-sex marriage ballot measure and a maxed-out donor to Garrett Mason (R-Lisbon Falls), a Christian conservative and staunch opponent of marriage equality.

According to state records, on October 15, 2012, Donald Fortin of Turner personally donated $1,000 to Protect Maine Marriage and $350 to Mason through his business, Fortin Construction.[1] On June 21, Fortin also made a personal contribution to Mason in the amount of $350.

On October 25, the Kennebunk Police charged Donald Fortin of 83 Skillings Wood Road in Turner with Engaging a Prostitute. The same address is also found on the corporate filings of Diamond Developments of Maine, LLC (owned by a Donald Fortin) as well as a campaign contribution report by a Cynthia Fortin, who also gave $350 to Mason's campaign on October 15.

“We feel that the public deserves to know about this kind of hypocrisy," said Maine's Majority director Chris Korzen. "If Donald Fortin the campaign donor is indeed the same Donald Fortin in the Kennebunk Police press release, he cannot get away with actively promoting a conservative political agenda while engaging in behavior that is so blatantly at odds with his stated values. Furthermore, Protect Maine Marriage and Garret Mason must do the right thing and return these contributions.”
 Obviously, Fortin doesn't place much sanctity of his own marriage.  Whenever I see a business mentioning religion on its website, I usually take that as a good warning to hold on to your wallet.  Nonetheless, I feel sorry for his sons pictured on the company website who are no doubt embarrassed by their father's behavior and hypocrisy.

1 comment:

publiclyshamebigots said...

This was absolutely the same Donald Fortin. My experiences with him have been a NIGHTMARE, and in my opinion have proven him to be an emotionally unstable liar. He went so far as to respond with a veiled threat to me in an email when I confronted him with his shady business practices. I know several people who have been a victim to his lies, but he took a particular dislike to me because I am gay.

I've met his sons... I'm willing to bet they weren't embarrassed.