Good post. No wonder Louisiana ranks 50th in the Union.

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DiFatta twice detained for lewd conduct in mall restrooms

Posted by The Times Picayune October 04, 2007 9:57PM
Joey DiFatta
By Christine Harvey St. Tammany bureau

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."

Earlier Thursday, DiFatta called reporters to announce that he planned
to withdraw from the Senate race. He said he has been having chest
pains for a few weeks, and elevated enzyme levels indicate he might
have had a minor heart attack in the past few days. As a result, his
doctor advised him to slow down and make some changes in his life.

DiFatta, who has served on the St. Bernard Parish Council since
January 1996 and is currently its chairman, denied he is stepping down
from the Senate race for fear that the reports would become public. In
fact, he said he did not know the reports had surfaced when he made
his decision.

View police reports of mall incidents


Kenner police issued a misdemeanor summons to DiFatta in September
1996 in connection with a peeping Tom incident in a men's bathroom at
the former Mervyn's department store at The Esplanade mall, according
to a Kenner Police Department incident report obtained by The Times-
Picayune.

The report states that DiFatta watched a man use the bathroom while
peering through a hole in a bathroom stall. The man held DiFatta until
police arrived, at which time he was issued the misdemeanor summons
and ordered to appear in court.

DiFatta said the man eventually withdrew his complaint, and the case
was dismissed. A spokeswoman for the Kenner Police Department said the
record was expunged.

Tapping foot in stall

In the second incident, Jefferson Parish deputies working an
undercover detail in a men's bathroom at Dillard's at Lakeside
Shopping Center in March 2000 stopped DiFatta after he indicated a
desire to engage in sex with an undercover deputy in an adjoining
bathroom stall, according to an interoffice memorandum written by Sgt.
Keith Conley, one of the deputies involved in the investigation.

The report said DiFatta slid his foot into the deputy's stall and
tapped the deputy's foot. In the report, Conley noted that such
activity is common among men to indicate a willingness to participate
in sex.

The deputy inside the stall, Detective Wayne Couvillion, responded by
tapping his foot, and DiFatta reached under the partition and began to
rub the deputy's leg, the report states.

The detective asked DiFatta, "What do you want?" according to the
report, and he replied, "I want to play with you."

DiFatta also used a hand signal to indicate that he wanted to engage
in sex and used language that indicated the same, according to the
report. Conley, who is now the Kenner city attorney, confirmed the
report's authenticity Thursday.

The incident did not culminate in an arrest because the deputy in the
bathroom with DiFatta terminated the investigation after several
children entered the bathroom, the report states. Conley noted in the
report that DiFatta appeared well-versed and comfortable with the
routine.

Conley wrote that had the investigation been allowed to continue, it
likely would have concluded in DiFatta's arrest on obscenity charges,
including a possible attempted crime against nature.

Conley confronted DiFatta outside the bathroom, and DiFatta apologized
and said he would not return, according to the report. DiFatta also
said he has a problem with such behavior and had sought counseling for
the addiction in the past, the report states.

In both instances, DiFatta produced his commission from the St.
Bernard Sheriff's Office identifying him as a captain. DiFatta said
Thursday he did not show his commission either time until officers
asked him for identification, all of which he keeps in his wallet.

Struggling after Katrina

When he chose to run for state Senate, DiFatta relinquished the
opportunity to run for re-election to the St. Bernard Parish Council.
His term ends in January.

DiFatta said he has enjoyed serving the parish and its people and
thanked his supporters.

A jeweler who had received several political endorsements in the
Senate race, DiFatta also noted that the stress from enduring
Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath might have gotten the best of him.
He lost his Chalmette home to Katrina, and it took him almost 14
months to rebuild.

In the interim, he has been a strong voice for his constituents,
traveling often to Washington, D.C., to fight for recovery help.

DiFatta has notified the Louisiana secretary of state's office that he
intends to withdraw from the race, but his withdrawal won't be
official until he files the paperwork, said Jacques Berry, the
office's spokesman. Regardless, DiFatta's name will remain on the
ballot for the Oct. 20 primary, as the state already has printed the
ballots, he said.

Any votes to be invalid

Poll workers will place signs in the precincts where DiFatta's name is
on the ballot letting the voters know he is no longer in the race and
that a vote for him will not be valid, Berry said.

DiFatta's latest campaign finance report shows that he has almost
$69,000 in the bank. DiFatta said he will use the money to pay some
outstanding bills, though he noted he can hold onto the money to use
later.

DiFatta's abrupt departure from the race leaves two candidates --
Reps. A.G. Crowe and Ken Odinet -- fighting for the 1st District seat,
which includes St. Bernard Parish and parts of St. Tammany,
Plaquemines and Orleans parishes.

Odinet, who lives in Arabi, said Thursday that he was saddened to hear
DiFatta has been ill. Crowe, a Pearl River resident, said he wishes
DiFatta a speedy recovery.

Christine Harvey can be reached at or
(985)¤645-2853.

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