Report: Movie with nudity was playing on TV in the State Superintendent's office during a recent meeting
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — New details are emerging surrounding one of the investigations into whether nudity was playing on a television in the State Board of Education Superintendent's office during a recent board meeting.
On Friday, July 25, two members of the State Board of Education said that graphic and inappropriate images were seen on a TV screen in Ryan Walter's office.
An investigation was launched by the Oklahoma Office of Management & Enterprise Services on Monday, July 28.
On Tuesday, House Speaker Kyle Hilbert says a third-party cybersecurity company did a forensic analysis of the situation. They compiled a 32-page report that says that the TV was displaying a movie channel, and the two movies shown between 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. on July 24 did have moderate sex and nudity, according to the Parents Guide by the Motion Picture Ratings.
Upon reviewing the parental guidance summary for The Protector on IMDb, it is clear that the content described by the board members matches scenes from that movie. Additionally, this matches information shared with me in a phone call with the State Superintendent on Saturday, July 26, where he explained to me what he thought he saw on the screen when he turned around to turn it off was a doctor and a nurse and that he saw a white lab coat.
In my opinion, the most plausible explanation for what occurred that day is that the television, which had only been in the Superintendent’s office for fewer than two months, automatically launched Samsung’s free streaming service and began playing a film that contained explicit content, without anyone in the room realizing it at the time.
This information seems to vindicate both the State Superintendent as well as the two board members. It is not credible to believe that the Superintendent or any member of his staff intentionally played an inappropriate film in the middle of an active board meeting. Additionally, it does not appear that Samsung’s internal movie channels list streamable content days in advance so a planned conspiracy would be highly unlikely. Instead, the available evidence points to a bizarre accident involving a newly installed television defaulting to a pre-programmed channel.
I have talked to Superintendent Walters, OMES, and all law enforcement agencies currently involved in the investigation, and I appreciate the diligence and cooperation of all parties involved to get to the bottom of this incident. It was an unfortunate and embarrassing situation, but thanks to the swift response and commitment to transparency, I believe we now have answers.
Oklahoma House Speaker, Kyle Hilbert
KFOR checked with the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigations (OSBI) concerning their probe of this incident as requested by the Oklahoma County District Attorney.
OSBI says their investigation is ongoing.