A Columbus, OH, man has been charged with several counts following a police raid on his Web site. It wasn’t just any Web site, though.

As the Associated Press reports, Columbus police allege that Robert Eric McFadden was not only running an online community where visitors could post reviews of prostitutes they had used but also running an online raffle (tickets (US)$10 a pop) the prize for which was a visit with a lady of the evening.

But running an illegal lottery wasn’t McFadden’s first or biggest mistake. One of the hookers reviewed on his site turned out to be only 17  — underage — which netted him one count of “compelling prostitution involving a minor”.

Here’s the punchline: McFadden was formerly Director of the Faith-Based and Community Initiatives office under Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland.

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