In Los Angeles, Spanish-language radio star Piolin Sotelo has been a long-time amnesty loudmouth. When Barack Obama barnstorms the city, he has frequently dropped by the studio to visit his pal Piolin and promise a big legalization law for the listeners real soon.

The ugly truth about Piolin has been accumulating for a while, particularly since last July when Univision fired him. You knew the charges were substantial for Univision to release one of its most popular Spanish chatterboxes, a man who personally shares the illegal alien experience.

He allegedly used his staff to forge letters of support for an amnesty campaign, which was doubtless a big strain on them. More serious were the sexual abuse charges, details of which are coming out.

Also, it just looks bad when a media face of the amnesty movement is shown to be an office dictator with shocking habits like humping and biting subordinates. At the height of his power, Piolin was ranked as among the 100 Most Powerful People in Southern California by the LA Times. The late Ted Kennedy was celebrated in an appearance on the radio show — perhaps he and Piolin swapped hints off-mike about fun things to do with underlings.

And make no mistake, Spanish-language media is vital in organizing the anti-sovereignty movement of foreign nationals. It’s too bad Piolin’s staffers didn’t pipe up earlier.