Public bathroom sex stings aren't rare, but catching a senator is

(Broadcasters: Note nature.) MINNEAPOLIS (AP) The man in the mug shot isn't usually a U.S.

senator, but arrests related to bathroom sex at airports aren't rare.

Undercover Atlanta police looking for baggage thieves earlier this year discovered a problem with bathroom sex instead. They've made 45 arrests for that alleged offense this year, compared with just 22 arrests for baggage theft.

Atlanta Police Major Darryl Tolleson says the problem there has dropped off, with just one arrest in the past three months. He says that's because word has gotten around.

The president of the Airport Law Enforcement Agencies Network says bathroom sex has been a problem at maybe five or six airports.

Paul Mason, who's also chief of police at the St. Louis airport, says it's not seen as a rampant problem.

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