Registered Florida sex predator wins $3 million lottery jackpot

[Liberal_in_LA]

When the Florida Lottery released an image of its latest jackpot winner, proudly holding a sign showing off his $3 million win, the photograph quickly went viral on the Internet as people recognized the smiling 450-pound man as a sexual predator.

Timothy Poole, 43, instantly became a member of the top one-percent after buying a $20 Super Millions scratch-off ticket at a 7-Eleven in his hometown of Mount Dora, Fl. Upon cashing out his ticket at Florida Lottery headquarters in Tallahassee on Monday, he opted for the one-time, lump-sum of $2,219,807.90. This will undoubtedly provide a huge boost in the bank account of a man who has been driving for his mother’s taxi cab company.

In the media spotlight, Poole’s checkered past is surfacing. Poole has been arrested 12 times in Florida, according to the Orlando Sentinel, on charges ranging from grant theft to sexual battery to forging a check, and he has spent over three years in prison total.

“In 2001, The Orange County Sheriff’s Office arrested Poole on charges of sexual battery on a female victim under 12, records show,” The Sentinel reports.

http://blog.sfgate.com/hottopics/2014/12/10/registered-florida-sex-predator-wins-3-million-lottery-jackpot/

[BlueJazz]

1. He's from florida so he's "A good boy"

[Blue_Tires]

2. I'm surprised he claimed it in person...

He probably would have been better off going through a law firm and staying in the shadows...

[Travis_0004]

5. Not an option in Flordia

Although he probably could have opted out of taking a photo with the check.

[virgogal]

3. Whitey Bulger won the lottery too.

[Logical]

4. You know who does not need to "register"? Murderers! Weird. nt

[Initech]

6. Florida Man wins the lottery?

[hobbit709]

7. He's got just as much right to win as anyone else.

[adirondacker]

8. He'll fit right in with the majority of the 1%. nt

[Politicalboi]

9. May some hack steal it from him

What goes around comes around. Arrested 12 times and sexual battery on a child. Loser. Or better yet, the child he abused will take it from him.

[951-Riverside]

10. He won fair and square.

If they don't want sex offenders playing they should ban them but until they do that, it should be his to keep.

Better question should be, why did the courts only give a child molester who had 12 arrests under his belt only 3 years in prison?

[Mariana]

15. The article doesn't say he was convicted of child molestation

just that he was arrested for it. Maybe registration was part of a plea deal that gave him little or no time.

[Nye Bevan]

11. Hopefully there is still time for some or all of his victims to sue him (nt)

[Nuclear Unicorn]

17. He is apparently OK with the idea of taking whatever he wants from other people.

Perhaps his victims should simply return the favor.

[LeftyMom]

12. If I'm not mistaken the window for his victim to sue doesn't close for several years after she's 18.

I hope the money does her some good.

[951-Riverside]

13. +1

[dembotoz]

14. nice win 4 him

[NuclearDem]

16. Am I supposed to be outraged about something?