Another self-appointed defender of the institution of marriage has been busted in a sex scandal. Former Delegate Charles Boutin was an outspoken opponent of marriage equality for gays and lesbians during his time in the Maryland State Legislature. The Washington Post ran the story last week:

A Maryland Public Service Commission member acknowledged yesterday that he used his state computer to engage in sexual conversations with an alleged prostitute but said he never committed a criminal act. Charles R. Boutin issued a statement last night expressing his shame and sorrow for his conduct, but he said in a strikingly candid news release that his actions were part of an effort to deal with his impotency after surgery for bladder cancer.

That's gotta be the most creative excuse for using a government computer for sex that I've ever heard. Maryland Delegate Mary Dulany-James simply stated in the article "I feel sorry for his wife."

One of our out Delegates, Rich Madaleno had the best quote, saying it was ""ironic that someone who professed to protect the sanctity of marriage was violating the sanctity of his own marriage."

Way to go Rich.