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Connecticut’s now-infamous “meth priest” entered a not guilty plea yesterday before a federal court. “My gosh, Father, for your first involvement in the criminal justice system, you picked a real doozy,” Judge Smith told Wallin, who was not wearing his priestly garb, but sported an orange jump suit at least two sizes too big. “The drug involved is very deadly. …

Remember the priest who called 911 for help getting out of his handcuffs and mouth gag?  Today that priest’s boss, Diocese of Springfield Bishop Thomas Paprocki (left), is telling the press that that there was “no sexual component” to the incident because the priest had been alone at the time. Uh-huh. According to Paprocki, “self-bondage” was merely the priest’s way …

Yesterday we learned that Father Kevin Wallin, formerly with the Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport, was arrested by federal drug agents in Connecticut for his alleged role in a national crystal meth ring. Today we learn much, much more about the story. The Catholic priest busted for allegedly dealing crystal meth was suspended after church officials discovered he was a cross-dresser …

As we’ve seen a thousand times here in America, the guilty dog always barks the loudest. A top Tory politician who claimed marriage could only work ­between “one man and one woman” is today exposed as a cheating husband. Ambitious MP Bob Blackman had an 11-year affair behind devoted wife Nicola’s back, his former mistress reveals. Carol Shaw tells how …

The executive director for the Toronto Salvation Army has been arrested for stealing more than $2M in toys from the organization. David Rennie, the Salvation Army executive fired in the midst of an investigation into donated goods that disappeared from a Toronto warehouse, has turned himself into police. CTV Toronto reporter Tamara Cherry was there when Rennie walked himself into …

“Think about it. The man running our nation’s top clandestine organization couldn’t keep his own affair secret. And he’s one of the best people we have in public service? If General Petraeus will compromise here, what’s to say he won’t or didn’t compromise elsewhere? This idea that character doesn’t matter runs completely counter to God’s instructions for choosing leaders. Apart …

The Smoking Gun has revealed the identity of the young man who accused Sesame Street actor Kevin Clash. The mystery man who accused Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash of engaging in an underage sexual relationship–only to recant the allegation a day later–is a struggling 24-year-old model/actor who was once arrested for the knifepoint robbery of $250,000 in jewelry from a music …

Kevin Clash, the openly gay actor who voices Sesame Street’s Elmo, has taken a leave of absence after accusations that he had a sexual relationship with 16 year-old boy. Earlier this summer, the accuser, then a 23-year-old man, reached out to Sesame Workshop alleging Clash had a relationship with him when he was still a minor. After the accuser came …

CIA director and four-star former Army General David Petraeus resigned today, citing an extramarital affair. From his resignation letter: Yesterday afternoon, I went to the White House and asked the President to be allowed, for personal reasons, to resign from my position as D/CIA. After being married for over 37 years, I showed extremely poor judgment by engaging in an …

After almost 18 months of silence, yesterday former Rep. Anthony Weiner returned to the place that ended (for the time being) his political career. Hurricane Sandy has blown Anthony Weiner back into the political chatter. The former Congressman, who resigned amid a sexting scandal, has returned to Twitter for the first time since an unfortunate crotch tweet forced the end …

Delaware GOP state Senate candidate Eric Bodenweiser, who is a member of the Family Policy Council, has been arrested for child molestation.  Lou Chibarrro reports at the Washington Blade: The indictment includes 113 felony sex charges, including 39 counts of unlawful sexual intercourse — first-degree and 74 counts of unlawful sexual contact — second-degree. Although the indictment doesn’t identify the …

Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne, one of the state’s most vocal opponents of same-sex partner rights, has been exposed (by the FBI, no less) as an adulterer. Tom Horne caused more than $1,000 worth of damage when he clipped another car in a parking garage and just drove off, in order, according to FBI agents, to conceal an affair he …

U.S. House candidate Chad Lee, who is running for Tammy Baldwin’s seat against openly gay state Assemblyman Mark Pocan, has fired GOP campaign worker Kyle Wood, who has recanted his claim of being violently beaten for being gay conservative. The Lee campaign put out a statement Monday night saying that Wood had been dismissed.  “Today, our campaign unfortunately learned that …

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If you’ve heard of Dinesh D’Souza, it’s likely due to his lie-filled “documentary” Obama: 2016, which has grossed over $30M already.  Yesterday the evangelical magazine World exposed D’Souza as an adulterer in a recounting of a recent appearance he gave. D’Souza’s speech earned him a standing ovation and a long line at the book-signing table immediately afterward. Although D’Souza has …

Pat Robertson’s American Center for Law & Justice yesterday confirmed that it has dismissed one of their top attorneys one day after anonymous blogs claimed that he had had sexual affairs with two young gay men. Via MetroWeekly: ACLJ’s confirmation comes after two blogs — Exposed Politics and The Patriot-Ombudsman — published troves of information about Henderson and his relationship …

Australian Parliament Speaker Peter Slipper, who is married to a woman, has resigned after being sued for sexual harassment by a gay male former staffer to whom Slipper sent obscene text messages.  The offending text messages, revealed as part of court proceedings against Slipper, described female genitalia as looking like “a mussel removed from its shell”. “Look at a bottle …

Megachurch Pastor Jack Schapp yesterday pleaded guilty to federal charges of sex with an underage girl, but denied knowing that taking the teen across state lines was also a federal crime.  Early last month Schapp was fired by Indiana’s massive 15,000-member First Baptist Church. U.S. District Judge Rudy Lozano scheduled the sentencing for Jan. 15, although Schaap, 54, has already …

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Today the FBI arrested Trenton Mayor Tony Mack on charges of bribery, fraud, extortion and money laundering. Mack was the target of a failed recall attempt last year. Trenton is the capital of New Jersey and you can expect the GOP to leap on this scandal immediately.