Meet Timothy Pool, a registered sexual offender from Florida who just won $3 million from the Florida Lottery. The 43-year-old has been arrested 12 times in the state, according to the Orlando Sentinel, for charges such as sexual battery on a victim under 12 and stealing almost $20,000 in food stamps. Pool opted to claim his winnings in a one-time lump-sum payment of $2,219,807.90. While the Florida Lotto does not withhold earnings if a winner has a criminal record, Pool’s story went viral last night as furious readers declared that a child molester should not be allowed to play, let alone collect earnings from the lotto.
