Here’s a youth pastor after my own heart. This story out of California has everything—porn, hookers, meth, nephews, videotape, and the always-reliable judgment of the devout. Meet Ramon Hernandez of Colton, California…

He was a church youth minister when he was elected in February 2002 after the previous councilman admitted taking bribes. He ran on a platform of restoring the public’s trust in the city government…. He was a paid employee of the Diocese of San Bernardino from 1995 to 2006. Church members called him a man of the “highest moral character.”

Did they now? Hm. Because after getting his youth-ministering, highest-moralizing ass elected to the Colton City Council, Hernandez quickly ran up “$5,500 in illicit charges” on his city-issued credit card and cell phone.

He came up with at least three stories when confronted about stays at local hotels and calls to phone sex services:

He blamed his nephew, who he claimed stole and cloned his city cell phone—three times.

He blamed his behavior on being distraught at his brother’s death.

He claimed he was being blackmailed by his nephew, then claimed he was being blackmailed by a male lover who had compromising videotape and forced him to use methamphetamine.