Senator says local hooker claim untrue
Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) denied having relationships with New Orleans prostitutes, a week after apologizing for his links to a Washington escort service that federal prosecutors allege was a prostitution ring.
Vitter emerged from a week of seclusion, appearing at a news conference in Metairie with his wife, Wendy. He denied the New Orleans prostitution allegations by a former madam and said he was returning to Washington to resume his Senate duties.
“I want to again offer my deep, sincere apologies to all those I have let down and disappointed with actions from my past,” Vitter said. “I am completely responsible, and I am so very, very sorry.”
Vitter said he and his wife had had marriage counseling.
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