Restroomgate Part II: Republican Joey DiFatta

Politics and crime come naturally together, but Republican crimes continue to reach new lows with their bizarre and demented nature.

DiFatta twice detained for lewd conduct in mall restrooms

St. Bernard Parish Councilman Joey DiFatta, who on Thursday withdrew from the 1st Senate District campaign, has been stopped twice since 1996 for suspicion of engaging in lewd behavior in public restrooms in Jefferson Parish, records obtained by The Times-Picayune show.

DiFatta, 53, acknowledged that reports he had been stopped are true, but he denied any wrongdoing in both cases. He said he was not prosecuted in either case and has no arrest record.

"If I had done something wrong, I would have been arrested," DiFatta said Thursday afternoon. "I was not. I will deny that I was involved in any activity of that nature."

Larry Craig. Bob Allen. David Vitter. How much lower can you go?