Brace yourself! It’s — gasp! — another Republican busted for trying to sex a minor!
How shocking… or not, considering the details. Pittsburgh Tribune-Review has the story; “furry” details after the jump (and you might want to stop eating/drinking while reading them).
All we can say is: At least David Vitter knew he was of the human species.
A legislative aide to Sen. Jane Orie, a former prosecutor who has championed state legislation to safeguard children, was fired Friday after the Attorney General’s Office charged him with sexually propositioning a child online and suggesting the two dress up as animals and have sex.Alan David Berlin, 40, who was paid $57,340 a year to do legislative services for Orie, used the Internet screen name “alan_panda_bear” and propositioned the 15-year-old boy several times this month, Attorney General Tom Corbett said. …
“I was shocked and appalled,” Orie said in a statement that noted she supports the attorney general’s investigations of child abuse and sexual assault cases, including the work of the Child Predator Unit.
Court records did not indicate whether Berlin had an attorney. He was arrested Thursday on charges of unlawful contact with a minor, attempted sexual exploitation of children and solicitation to commit sexual abuse of children, among other offenses.
A district judge in Harrisburg jailed him under $250,000 bond and scheduled a preliminary hearing for June. …
Michael Sarfert, chief counsel for Orie, said Berlin did not work on any of the anti-child predator legislation in Orie’s office.
Orie, a McCandless Republican, has sponsored several bills to strengthen Megan’s Law and Jessica’s Law, and is sponsoring legislation this session to implement the federal Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act and require use of GPS to track sexually violent predators and repeat offenders. …
Berlin proposed traveling to the boy’s home in Harrisburg to have sex with him in the backyard while his parents slept inside, Corbett said, and requested nude photos of the teen. He suggested a meeting between the child and another adult, and offered to secure a hotel room if he could take pictures of the sex acts, Corbett said.
The boy’s parents became concerned when they discovered sexually graphic messages on their son’s computer and contacted investigators with the Child Predator Unit, which began an investigation on Tuesday.
Senate records indicate Berlin was hired in March 1993 and worked for Senate Marjority Leader Dave Brightbill, R-Lebanon.
Berlin’s online LinkedIn account listed him as a research analyst with the Senate who once worked as director of music at First United Church of Christ in Carlisle. On the LiveJournal social networking site in 2008, he wrote that the church fired him. …
More at the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.

Here are the lowlights from Berlin’s ad at Pounce.org, which has disappeared from the furry-connection site (but which is still available as of this writing in Google’s cache:
My name is Alan T. Panda. Yes, Alan The Panda. Not the most original name but it suits me. I’m not a complicated person. I’m 40 years old and live in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, just about 30 minutes south of Pennsylvania’s capital, Harrisburg.I’m a Daddyfur and Caretaker and I am looking for a babyfur to be my mate and companion in a long-term committed relationship. I’ve been thinking quite a bit lately about where I am in life and what I’m looking for. I’ve come to realize that I need someone in my life to take care of and nurture and love so I thought I would post this ad and see where it leads. …
I’m a Daddyfur/Caretaker who likes to wear diapers at times and use them for their intended purposes
I occasionally like to be babied
I’ve got a good job where I am well respected and I have been employed for over 17 years
I have a Bachelors Degree in Sacred Music
I have a deep personal faith in God which I sometimes question and which I rarely discuss …
I am a hopeless romantic and very affectionate, freely giving hugs, scritches, cuddles and kisses
I have a strange and quirky sense of humor …
I’m told I’m a nice, sweet and caring Panda ^_^
Now, what I am looking for.
A babyfur
Someone who is between the ages of 20 and 25 (we can talk about edging that either direction)
Someone who has completed or is in the process of finishing their college degree or technical training
Someone who can drive and has their own car. It’s amazing to me how many furs don’t even know how to drive. …
Someone who likes to wear diapers and use them for their intended purposes
Someone who is an independent adult but can let go of that and enjoy being babied (changed, dressed, bathed, snuggled, given a bottle, etc)
Someone who doesn’t want to be a baby 24/7. I can’t be on duty every minute of every day and frankly, that would get annoying and I would begin to resent it fairly quickly.
Someone who can call me Daddy when they’re being little …
Someone who can also take care of me from time to time. I also have a little side that I like to indulge at times. It would be wonderful to have someone who can also treat me well. …
And now for something of the *ahem* other parts of what I’m looking for.
I can be a naughty and kinky panda. I have a number of fetishes I like to explore.
Sex needs to be a serious part of the relationship
I am sometimes dominant and sometimes submissive so I need someone who will let me treat them at times as daddy’s subby little bitch and other times being their subby little bitch
Sometimes babyfur play will lead to sex but not every time. …
I hope to hear from you all! Please feel free to contact me on my YIM at alan_panda_bear, on my AIM at alanpandabear or through email at alan_panda_bear@????.???
*hugs and nuzzles*
~ Alan T. Panda
If you haven’t vomited yet, there’s more at the cached link.
Updates at they become available.
What the hell is a “furry”?
“Pleasures of the Fur,” George Gurley, Vanity Fair, 2000