71-year-old 'sexual psychopath' arrested at LAX gets 17-year sentence

A 71-year-old man described by authorities as a "sexual psychopath" was sentenced to 17-1/2 years in prison for attempting to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor overseas.

Arthur Leroy Shoot was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport, allegedly carrying pornographic pictures of his wife's preteen niece. Shoot arrived in Los Angeles from the Philippines, where he and his wife lived, according to federal prosecutors.

Prosecutors described Shoot as a "a self-admitted pedophile and a sexual psychopath'' who has been convicted of child sex offenses three times. He molested his 11-year-old daughter four decades ago, officials said.

Shoot pleaded guilty in connection to the LAX arrest last year and was sentenced Monday.

--Shelby Grad

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Comments

[Wendy Walz]

My name is Wendy Walz. I am the eldest daughter/victim of this pedofile. I had the pleaseure/healing of being witness in the courtroom, efter bearing my testimony/statement to Hon. S. James Otero, my shoulders that hung low for nearly 5 decades, finally straigntened. He only got away with it so many times, because the jucidial system had to "grow up" and discover that children needed protection and laws writtenon their behalf.

[Todd]

This appears to be the profile of many older white men, but asian women seem to love them over their own men despite their perversions. Asian women must just have a horrible self-image to pursue white men with such vigor and to have such distain for men of their own race!!!