Chris Ortloff

Chris Ortloff
Member of the New York State Assembly
In office
February 18, 1986 – June 1, 2006
Preceded byAndrew Ryan
Succeeded byJanet Duprey
Constituency110th district (1986–2002)
114th district (2003–2006)
Personal details
Born (1947-09-20) September 20, 1947 (age 77)
Lake Placid, New York, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Residence(s)Jay, New York, U.S.

George C. "Chris" Ortloff (born September 20, 1947) is an American journalist, politician, and convicted sex offender from New York.

Biography

Ortloff was born on September 20, 1947, in Lake Placid, Essex County, New York. He graduated M.A. from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1969, and M.A. in journalism from the University of Michigan. He served two tours of duty in the Vietnam War from 1970 to 1972. Ortloff served as the Chief of Ceremonies and Awards for the Lake Placid Olympic Organizing Committee for the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid. He was a news anchor for WPTZ TV (NBC affiliate) from 1982 to 1986.

He entered politics as a Republican. On February 18, 1986, he was elected to the New York State Assembly, to fill the vacancy caused by the election of Andrew W. Ryan, Jr. as D.A. of Clinton County.[1] Ortloff was re-elected many times and remained in the Assembly until 2006, sitting in the 186th, 187th, 188th, 189th, 190th, 191st, 192nd, 193rd, 194th, 195th and 196th New York State Legislatures. Afterwards he was appointed to the New York State Board of Parole.

On October 13, 2008, Ortloff was arrested on federal charges of attempting to solicit sex with minors. On December 24, 2008, he pleaded guilty to a felony charge of online enticement of minors.[2] His sentencing was originally set for April 23, 2009.,[3] but was pushed back four times, first to August 11, 2009,[4] then to November 9, 2009,[5] to March 8, 2010,[6] and finally to July 13, 2010.[2] Ortloff surrendered to authorities to begin serving time prior to his actual sentencing.[4] On August 9, 2010, he was finally sentenced, to 150 months [7] [8] in prison, lifetime supervision, and a $50,000 fine.[9]

As of February 2019, Ortloff was incarcerated at Federal Correctional Institution, Danbury. He was released October 2019.[10]

References

  1. ^ Barie out; Ortloff likely GOP pick by Tom Bergin, in the Press–Republican, of Plattsburgh, on December 7, 1985
  2. ^ a b Nathan Brown (March 2, 2010). "Ortloff sentencing delayed 4th time". Adirondack Daily Enterprise. Retrieved March 23, 2010.
  3. ^ Lyons, Brendan J. (December 25, 2008). "Abrupt plea for Ortloff in child sex case". Albany Times-Union. Archived from the original on 2008-12-29.
  4. ^ a b Rick Karlin (April 24, 2009). "Ex-state official starts prison". Times Union. The Hearst Corporation. Archived from the original on August 10, 2009. Retrieved May 5, 2009.
  5. ^ "Ortloff Sentencing Delayed". wcax.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2009-09-02.
  6. ^ Nathan Brown (November 5, 2009). "Ortloff's sentencing delayed a third time — now to March". Adirondack Daily Enterprise. Retrieved December 9, 2009.
  7. ^ "Ortloff sentenced to more than 12 years". 10 August 2010.
  8. ^ Andrea VanValkenburg. "Ortloff sentenced to 12.5 years in prison".
  9. ^ US Attorney's Office, Northern District of New York (August 10, 2010). "Former New York State Parole Board Member and State Assemblyman Sentenced for Online Enticement of Minors". FBI. Retrieved July 29, 2012.
  10. ^ "Inmate Locator". www.bop.gov. Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 18 May 2022. - BOP Register Number 15063-052
New York State Assembly
Preceded by New York State Assembly
110th District
1986–2002 		Succeeded by
Preceded by New York State Assembly
114th District
2003–2006 		Succeeded by