News today that Senator David Vitter will not be called to testify at the trial of the alleged D.C. Madam:

Sen. David Vitter will not have to testify about his ties to an upscale Washington escort service, a defense attorney said Monday, sparing the Louisiana Republican an embarrassing trip to the witness stand.

Vitter has been on notice for more than a week that he could have to appear during the prostitution trial of Deborah Palfrey. Palfrey's attorney, Preston Burton, said he would rest his case Monday without calling Vitter or any other witnesses.

While Vitter still has not been subject to any ethical repercussions for his actions, one of the former prostitutes has:

A Navy officer who taught a leadership and ethics course at the Naval Academy faces dismissal after she testified Thursday that she moonlighted as an escort for the so-called D.C. Madam.

CREW filed an ethics complaint against Vitter last July. We're still waiting.