Democrat Katie Hill Says She'll Quit Congress in Sex Scandal

  • Freshman has apologized for relationship with staff member
  • House ethics panel opened investigation into California
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Democratic Representative Katie Hill, who’s apologized for an “inappropriate” sexual relationship with a female campaign staffer, announced her resignation from Congress, saying in a statement she was departing with a “broken heart.”

The conservative blog RedState and some news websites, including the Daily Mail, had posted explicit photos of Hill online that were released without her consent. Some of the photos showed Hill with the campaign staff member.