On the eve of Rep. Bob Allen's day in court on solicitation charges, documents released Wednesday provide a deeper take on what happened at the Titusville park. According to an affidavit from assistant police chief John Lau, who visited Allen in a holding cell, Allen said he went into the park restroom a second time because he did not want to get struck by lightning. At that point, the undercover officer also re-entered.

"Mr. Allen stated that he then left his stall and knocked on officer Kavanaugh's stall and asked if he was alright," the affidavit reads. "Mr. Allen told me that Officer Kavanaugh said, "Yes, what are you up to?" Mr. Allen replied, 'This is a public place' and 'This ain't safe.' Mr. Allen then said that office Kavanaugh said, 'What do you have in mind?' and then mentioned 'twenty dollars.'"

You can read the rest here: page 1 / page 2.  Another notable detail is Allen's claim that he asked the officer to get in the car with him and offered to perform oral sex because he feared he was going to be robbed. Allen said he wanted to reach a guard shack at the nearby Space Center.

Allen, who is due in court Thursday, is seeking to have the
conversation with Lau thrown out, arguing that he was recorded without
knowledge.