At forum, David Vitter asked about prostitution scandal, says he doesn't appreciate 'gotcha' inquiry

During the gubernatorial campaign, the opponents of U.S. Sen. David Vitter have been saying lately that he skips candidate forums where he doesn’t get the questions in advance. That way, he can avoid getting an unwanted question about the sexual indiscretion he admitted in 2007 to having committed several years earlier.

Vitter got the question at a forum Monday night hosted by the Alliance for Good Government, at the Loyola Law School in New Orleans, and he wasn’t happy about it.

Have you ever violated Title 14 under Louisiana statutes?

Title 14 refers to the entire criminal code in Louisiana. In other words, the question was asking whether any of the candidates had ever violated the law.

In 2007, Vitter admitted to a “very serious sin” with the so-called D.C. Madam prostitution scandal in Washington. But when he ran for re-election in 2010, he dodged the question of whether he had broken the law.

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