Official fired for messaging dancer
From Times Wire Reports
Finland’s foreign minister was ousted after newspapers published suggestive text messages he sent to an erotic dancer, his party said.
Ilkka Kanerva sent about 200 text messages to Johanna Tukiainen, 29-year-old leader of the Scandinavian Dolls erotic dance troupe. His conservative National Coalition Party said he would be replaced by Alexander Stubb, a member of the European Parliament.
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