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Lucy Campbell

US congressman refuses to resign after allegations of affair with staffer

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Tony Gonzales in the US Capitol on 14 July 2022. Photograph: Tom Williams/AP

US congressman Tony Gonzales has refused growing calls from his fellow Republicans on Tuesday to resign amid a furore over allegations that he had an affair with a staffer who later died by suicide.

Gonzales has been accused of sending sexually explicit text messages in which he appeared to pressure the senior staffer to share images of herself and, eventually, coerced her into a sexual relationship.

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