Congressional Page Scandal Pt. 1: Dan Crane
At some point, maybe congressmen will stop sleeping with suboordinates, but here in the real world, such scandals occur with alarming regularity.
In 1983, the political world was shook up by the Congressional Page Sex Scandal after the House Ethics Committee launched an investigation into the page program and found multiple instances of shocking abuse. The probe found that two congressmen, Democrat Gerry Studds, and Republican Dan Crane had slept with teenage pages.
Crane caught the worst of things as it was revealed that he had had sex several times with a 17-year-old female page in his suburban DC apartment. The page testified that she "found the Congressman as an older man very attractive," and said she was "perhaps more responsible for the sexual relationship than he was."
Crane was censured by the House and lost his 1984 reelection bid, sending him back to his previous profession as a dentist. Of the incident, he said:
"I'm sorry that I made a mistake. I'm human, and in no way did I violate my oath of office. I only hope my wife and children will forgive me."
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In 1983, the political world was shook up by the Congressional Page Sex Scandal after the House Ethics Committee launched an investigation into the page program and found multiple instances of shocking abuse. The probe found that two congressmen, Democrat Gerry Studds, and Republican Dan Crane had slept with teenage pages.Crane caught the worst of things as it was revealed that he had had sex several times with a 17-year-old female page in his suburban DC apartment. The page testified that she "found the Congressman as an older man very attractive," and said she was "perhaps more responsible for the sexual relationship than he was."
Crane was censured by the House and lost his 1984 reelection bid, sending him back to his previous profession as a dentist. Of the incident, he said:
"I'm sorry that I made a mistake. I'm human, and in no way did I violate my oath of office. I only hope my wife and children will forgive me."
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