Lawmaker mistakenly hands out document with porn references
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Rhode Island State Rep. Ramon Perez. (State of Rhode Island General Assembly)
Be careful when you're surfing the web.
That's the lesson learned by a Rhode Island lawmaker, who acknowledged he mistakenly gave his colleagues a handout that showed open browser tabs referencing pornographic content.
State Rep. Ramon Perez brought printouts of a Wikipedia article Wednesday to give to House Finance Committee members as part of his testimony in favor of a bill.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The screenshot reportedly showed multiple open browser tabs with titles referencing pornographic material. No images could be seen.
A House spokesman confirmed Perez gave the document to the clerk, who made copies and distributed them. The clerk collected the handouts from members when the tabs were discovered. Perez submitted a new handout the next day.
Perez says the incident was "a mistake." He says the handout was provided to him by a friend whom he'd asked to research the information.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The Associated Press contributed to this story.