VALLEY CITY (AP) - A judge is considering arguments in the case of a former city administrator facing a misdemeanor charge over an anonymous Web site set up during the 2006 city commission race.

The Web site spoof linked one candidate to the Ku Klux Klan and made another appear like Adolf Hitler.

Dave Johnson, who later took a job as administrator in Minnesota's Wabasha County, is charged with failing to disclose sponsorship of a political advertisement.

"Justice will prevail," said Johnson, who faces up to a year in prison and a $2,000 fine if convicted.

Johnson was suspended for two weeks without pay last year after he acknowledged his role in creating the Web site, which he has called "parody and satire." A district judge earlier threw out a disorderly conduct complaint against him, saying the site was protected as free speech.

Barnes County State's Attorney Brad Cruff says he takes issue with Johnson's contention that a Web site is not an advertisement under state law.

"Our position is that it was an advertisement in the broad sense of the term, and there is catchall language in (state law) that says, 'by any other public means,' and we believe that applies," the prosecutor said.