History's steamiest political sex scandals
POSTED: 07:52 AM PDT Oct 24, 2011
UPDATED: 12:11 PM PST Nov 09, 2012
With CIA Director David Petraeus resigning over an affair, look back at some of the biggest political sex scandals.
U.S. Rep. Chris Lee's Office
On Feb. 9, 2011, New York Rep. Christopher Lee resigned after the gossip website Gawker reported that the married congressman had sent a shirtless photo of himself to a woman whose Craigslist ad he answered. He said he was quitting because he regretted actions that hurt his family and others.
