OK, he said “several years ago” he sought forgiveness.
He took office for Senate in January of 2005, which would have been 2.5 years ago.
So, is his “several” 2.5 (and he jumped in bed within days of showing up?), or did this happen on a business trip to Washington BEFORE he was a Senator?
I’m thinking it might well be that he had business in Washington and used the service at that time, NOT since he became a Senator (when he would have been more keenly aware of the problem of seeing a prostitute).
He was elected a congressman in 1999. He was already in Washington when he was running for senator.