U.S. Representative David Wu, a Democrat from the northwestern state of Oregon, has resigned over a sex scandal — becoming the third House member this year to step down because of controversy. Wu submitted his resignation to the Oregon state governor and the speaker of the House, John Boehner, late Wednesday. In a statement, he […]
Representative Wu Refuses To Resign Over Sexual Misconduct Allegations
Posted July 25th, 2011 at 1:35 am (UTC-5)
U.S. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi has called for an ethics committee investigation of Representative David Wu. A newspaper had reported allegations by a young woman of “aggressive and unwanted sexual behavior” by the congressman after last year’s election. This is the second time Wu has faced accusations of unacceptable sexual behavior. In 1976 Wu […]
