The most senior Republicans in Congress had called on him to end his re-election campaign.

On Wednesday, the married father-of-six confirmed he had had a relationship with married staff member Regina Santos-Aviles.

Gonzales had previously dismissed the allegations as “blackmail” and a “co-ordinated” attack to unseat him.

Hours before his admission, the House Ethics Committee announced it was launching an investigation into whether Gonzales “engaged in sexual misconduct” towards one of his employees.

Regina Santos-Aviles died in September 2025, after setting herself on fire near her home in Uvalde, Texas. The medical examiner ruled her death a suicide, according to the BBC’s US partner CBS News.

  • MissesAutumnRains@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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    2 months ago

    This is the guy who coerced a subordinate into an affair, who then later killed herself by setting herself on fire, right? Fuck this guy. What an absolute piece of shit.