A US lawmaker from Texas apologized Wednesday for an explicit photo released on the internet, saying he had erred in judgment when pursuing consensual sexual relationships with women. The photo shows Congressman Joe Barton nude, with his genitals obstructed from view, in a sexually suggestive pose. The Republican lawmaker set his behaviour apart from the recent revelations of sexual harassment and assault that have plagued powerful and high-profile men. “While separated from my second wife, prior to the divorce, I had sexual relationships with other mature adult women,” the twice-divorced 68-year-old said. A similarly suggestive photo of former congressman Anthony Weiner that appeared on his Twitter account in 2011 was the beginning of his downfall.

Source: The Guardian November 23, 2017 09:45 UTC