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Recording For Children's Health Insurance Program Led To Wrong Number
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- It's a program parents go to for help when their children need health care, and in the tough economic times, KidCare's phones are as busy as ever.
So, Gov. Charlie Crist made a recording for parents who are put on hold when they're calling for information about the health insurance program.
"You can apply at healthsinsurances.net or by calling (number)," the recording says.
But the number the governor gave had nothing to do with KidCare. It sent callers to another number, which eventually sent them to a recording that says, "Hey there, sexy guy, welcome to an exciting new way to go live one on one with hot (expletive) girls waiting right now to talk to you."
The governor's office said callers have been hearing the wrong number for at least two months. It said the mistake was with the script the governor read from.
"He read it right, the script was wrong," said Sterling Ivey, a spokesman for Crist, in a phone interview. "We had transposed the numbers in drafting the script in error, just had phone number there."
The governor's office said it has no idea how many people may have called the sex line.
Officials said the minute they found out about the problem, they took the message down.
"It is strange," Ivey said. "There was no malice intent from the governor's office. It was an error in drafting a script and no one had any clue that the incorrect information was as bad as it is."
Gov. Gives Number To Phone Sex Line - Jacksonville News Story - WJXT Jacksonville
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- It's a program parents go to for help when their children need health care, and in the tough economic times, KidCare's phones are as busy as ever.
So, Gov. Charlie Crist made a recording for parents who are put on hold when they're calling for information about the health insurance program.
"You can apply at healthsinsurances.net or by calling (number)," the recording says.
But the number the governor gave had nothing to do with KidCare. It sent callers to another number, which eventually sent them to a recording that says, "Hey there, sexy guy, welcome to an exciting new way to go live one on one with hot (expletive) girls waiting right now to talk to you."
The governor's office said callers have been hearing the wrong number for at least two months. It said the mistake was with the script the governor read from.
"He read it right, the script was wrong," said Sterling Ivey, a spokesman for Crist, in a phone interview. "We had transposed the numbers in drafting the script in error, just had phone number there."
The governor's office said it has no idea how many people may have called the sex line.
Officials said the minute they found out about the problem, they took the message down.
"It is strange," Ivey said. "There was no malice intent from the governor's office. It was an error in drafting a script and no one had any clue that the incorrect information was as bad as it is."
Gov. Gives Number To Phone Sex Line - Jacksonville News Story - WJXT Jacksonville
