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Craigslist scandal forces New York congressman to resign

2011-02-10 06:37:58 GMT+7 (ICT)

NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) -- New York congressman Chris Lee announced his immediate resignation on Wednesday after his e-mails sent to a woman on Craigslist turned up on the Gawker website.

Lee allegedly had sent e-mails to a 34-year-old Maryland government employee whom he had met on Craigslist. In the exchange of e-mails, Lee sent a topless photo which was published by Gawker on Wednesday.

"The challenges we face in Western New York and across the country are too serious for me to allow this distraction to continue, and so I am announcing that I have resigned my seat in Congress effective immediately," Lee said in a statement after earlier attempts to downplay the issue.

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