Maryland Senate candidate arrested over false child trafficking report

• "At no time were any sex acts performed or offered by any of the individuals in the establishment as reported by White," police said. The Senate candidate was an employee of the adult bookstore.

What they're saying: "It is shameful that a candidate for public office would make up such a story and use it to further his own political agenda," Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey R. Gahler said in a statement.

• "Fearmongering and antagonism caused wasted time and energy by our personnel, whose time would have been better served protecting the citizens of Harford County, instead of investigating lies," Gahler added.

Background: White, or McGreevey, will face off against nine other Republican candidates in Tuesday's primary election in Maryland.

• White was able to run under the name McGreevey due to a Maryland law that allows a candidate to use an alternate name if they sign an affidavit affirming that they are generally known by that name in press accounts or everyday life.
• All of the Republican candidates will face an uphill battle to beat out the incumbent, Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen, in November. Van Hollen's seat is solidly Democratic, according to the Cook Political Report.