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Panel Clears La. Senator In Call-Girl Complaint
from wa po politics by Paul Kane
Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) was cleared yesterday of any ethical misconduct for his association with prostitutes from the escort service run by the late Deborah Jeane Palfrey, the so-called “D.C. Madam” who was convicted of running a call-girl ring.
The Senate ethics committee dismissed a complaint against Vitter “without prejudice,” meaning he received no formal punishment or reprimand.
The committee, in its two-page letter, cited the conservative senator’s admission last July of committing a “very serious sin” after revelations that his phone number was on the list of numbers connected to Pamela Martin & Associates, the prostitution ring that Palfrey operated. Palfrey killed herself last week rather than serve time in prison.
In its ruling, the panel said it could not punish Vitter because his association with the escort service occurred before he joined the Senate in 2005.
“The conduct at issue occurred before your Senate candidacy and service . . . the conduct at issue did not result in your being charged criminally . . . the conduct at issue did not involve use of public office or status for improper purposes,” the committee wrote in a letter signed by all six senators.
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