By Andrew L. Jaffee

The people behind the planned Ground Zero mosque, like Feisal Abdul Rauf, just seem to be getting uglier and uglier. From The New York Daily News, entitled, “Park51 developer Sharif El-Gamal has a history of run-ins with the law:”

Years before his latest real-estate project ignited an uproar, Sharif El-Gamal racked up at least seven run-ins with the law, including a bust for patronizing a prostitute. …

His most recent arrest was for a Sept. 10, 2005, assault on a barber who sublet a Manhattan apartment from El-Gamal’s brother, Sammy. …

He pleaded guilty in 1994, 1998 and 1999 to disorderly conduct in Manhattan.

He also pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct in 1990, DWI in 1992 and attempted petit larceny in 1993, Nassau County prosecutors said.

Details were unavailable, but a source confirmed a 1994 arrest for patronizing a prostitute. …

Now — isn’t all that… special…