Just weeks after Weiner, another Congressman is involved in a sexual scandal. Representative David Wu, a 56 year old Congressman from Oregon is resigning. This is more disturbing than Weiner's. It involves a 18 year old female who is a friend of the Wu family. Wu released a statement sighting the reason for his resignation. He said he wants to protect the young woman and does not wish to bring attention or publicity to the young woman and her family. He is being accused of aggressive and unwanted sexual behavior. Wu asserts that anything that happened was consensual but he is leaving office to protect his kids as well.
The saddest thing about this whole scenario is that David Wu has primary custody of his children. He has been separated from his wife since 2009. He was awarded custody because his wife has documented addiction issues that have caused her to spend time in rehab. Wu is not without his own demons. He has reportedly suffered from mental issues that required prescription medicine and therapy.
In light of all these political scandals lately we have all been talking about the scorned wife. First it was Maria Schriver and then Anthony Weiner's wife. They have both garnered a lot of sympathy from the Nation. Well in this scandal, I think its appropriate to have a lot of sympathy for these poor kids. They are obviously suffering.
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