CLARKSTOWN, N.Y. – Thou shalt not use a church’s telephone to call a sex hot line, saith police in this Hudson Valley town.

A homeless man has been accused of breaking into a Valley Cottage church by picking a lock so he could dial a sex line.

James Macnair was arraigned Monday night before Clarkstown Justice Scott Ugell on charges of burglary, possession of a burglar’s tools and petty larceny. He admitted he had sinned before, breaking into the Elim Alliance Church days earlier for the same reason, the judge said. A church treasurer found Macnair on the phone both times, police said. The first time, when he was in an office, she told him to leave, but the second time, when he was in a basement area used as a nursery, she called 911, they said.

Macnair, 35, was being held without bail Tuesday at the Rockland County jail and was due in court Wednesday.

Sister holds off challenge from brother in mayor race

MONTEZUMA, Ohio – Score one for the big sister: The mayor of this Ohio village held off a challenge from her younger brother and kept her office.

Daniel Huffman was hoping to unseat his sister, Charlotte Garman, in Tuesday’s election. However, residents of the village, with only 138 registered voters, stuck with Garman, who has been mayor for eight years.

Garman, also the postmaster in this western Ohio community, landed 43 votes; her brother had 24.

Huffman, a carpenter and electrician, has said his decision to challenge his sister for the seat probably didn’t sit well with her.

“I really don’t believe she’s tickled about it,” said Huffman, 45.

Huffman said before the election that his sister had done a tremendous job as mayor.

From Associated Press reports