'Revenge': Talladega Mayor Larry Barton (below) was been beaten with a baseball bat by Benny Green (above, in his mug shot) in supposed retribution for a sex tape he allegedly made with the man's wife, it is claimed.
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A 74-year-old Alabama mayor has been beaten with a baseball bat by a 71-year-old former radio co-host in supposed retribution for a sex tape he allegedly made with the man's wife, it is claimed.
Larry Barton, the mayor of Talladega, was recorded on video having sex with his once-colleague Benny Green's wife, Charlotte, in the back office of a liquor store, Green's former attorney claims.
The alleged sex sessions were cited in divorce court papers. Although Barton is not identified by name in the papers, Green's ex-lawyer, Stewart Spring, says he was the man in the sex tape.
On Saturday, Barton was climbing out of his car outside a barber shop where he works part time when he was ambushed by Green, who was wielding a baseball bat or a similar item, police said.
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He was then repeatedly struck in the head with the object outside Chaba Heights Plaza Barbershop in Vestavia Hills, around 55 miles west of Talladega, forcing him back into the car, it is alleged.
As he sat in the driver's seat, Barto, who is married, fought back. 'I was able to kick him twice - hard. He fell on the ground,' the mayor told AL.com. 'If I hadn't kicked him twice in the balls I'd be dead.'
After the alleged assault, Green, a former co-host of Barton's radio show 'In the Interest of the People', attempted to flee the scene on a bicycle, it is reported. However, he was stopped by bystanders.
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Barton was taken to an area hospital with bad bruising following the alleged attack, which occurred shortly before 8am. He remains at the facility, but is expected to make a full recovery, it is reported.
On Monday, Springer told the Associated Press that Barton's alleged sex tape with Green's soon-to-be ex-wife likely drove his ex-client to wait outside the barber shop for Barton to arrive at work.
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He said that Green had set up a video camera in the back office of a liquor store that he and Mrs Green own - and had caught the mayor and his wife engaging in sexual activity several times on it.
These sessions are alleged to have taken place in the last few years.
Speaking to The Daily Home, Springer described the pair's supposed sexual acts as 'full blown'.
'It gives me hope for when I'm 70,' the attorney said. He added that there is 'absolutely no question' that Barton is the man on the tape, which is apparently cited in the Greens' divorce court papers.
However, the mayor, who was subpoenaed to give a deposition in the Greens' divorce case, has denied any involvement with Mrs Green.
I was able to kick him twice - hard. He fell on the ground. If I hadn't kicked him twice in the balls, I'd be dead.
He says he has no idea why he was allegedly attacked as he went to work on Saturday.
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It is not the first time Barton has been embroiled in a scandal. In the 1990s, the mayor served around three years in prison after being convicted of stealing money from the city of Talladega.
Barton lost runoffs for mayor in 1999 and 2003 before being elected again in 2011. He is again on the ballot for elections to be held later this month, according to Talladega City Clerk Beth Cheeks.
Green's current divorce lawyer declined to comment on the alleged attack and sex tapes.
Springer, meanwhile, plans to set up a GoFundMe page to help pay Green's defense costs.
'If Benny did this, he would have had reason to do it,' Springer said.
'And if he did it, I want him to be defended and I don't want him to get in any trouble.'
According to Barton's Facebook page, he has been married to his wife Mary for more than 55 years. In 2012, the father of one wrote that he was lucky to have a 'beautiful and faithful' wife.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3193929/Alabama-mayor-74-beaten-baseball-bat-former-radio-host-71-revenge-sex-tape-man-s-wife.html
Alabama mayor, 74, 'beaten with a baseball bat by former radio co-host, 71, over sex tape he allegedly made with the man's wife'
Talladega Mayor Larry Barton, 74, was climbing out of his car outside a barber shop when he was 'beaten by ex-radio co-host Benny Green, 71'
Green allegedly struck him on head with baseball bat, causing bruising
Elderly suspect then tried to flee scene, but was stopped by bystanders
He is now facing up to 20 years in prison for first-degree assault charge
Barton videotaped himself having sex with Green's wife, Charlotte, on several occasions in back of liquor store, suspect's ex-attorney claims
This was likely the motive behind Saturday's violent attack, he suggests
Barton denies sex sessions, alleged to have occurred in past few years
Mayor has been married to 'faithful' wife for 58 years; they have one son
It is not first scandal for Barton, who is on ballots for August's elections
By Sophie Jane Evans For Dailymail.com
Published: 13:13 EST, 11 August 2015 | Updated: 21:59 EST, 11 August 2015
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