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华盛顿，8月5日（路透社）——北卡罗来纳州共和党联邦众议员查克·爱德华兹周三表示，在众议院道德委员会建议对其进行谴责后，他将放弃连任竞选。此前他面临性骚扰指控。
“经过长时间的祈祷和反思，我决定退出连任竞选。我将完成现任任期，”爱德华兹在凌晨发布的X平台帖子中写道，该帖子未提及相关指控或委员会报告。
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他的声明发布之前，道德委员会发布了一份报告，认定他“对两名年轻女性雇员持续做出不专业且不当的行为”。
这些行为包括向她们赠送奢华礼物、评论她们的外貌、邀请她们参加私密晚宴和度假。
委员会称，虽未发现爱德华兹发生性关系或明确向任何女性雇员提出性要求的证据，但他的行为引发了流言和影射，让两名员工感到不适。
爱德华兹否认自己的行为具有性或浪漫意图，委员会表示。
报告称，这两名员工“由于他作为老板和国会议员的身份，陷入了进退两难的境地。爱德华兹众议员至少对这一现实视而不见，最坏的情况是，他无视自己的不当行为对两名员工的职业生涯和福祉造成的影响”。
目前尚不清楚谁将接替爱德华兹参加11月的国会选举共和党候选人提名。
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North Carolina Republican Edwards drops reelection bid after sexual harassment allegations
August 5, 2026 12:56 PM UTC / Reuters
U.S. Representative Chuck Edwards (R-NC) attends a hearing on the Trump administration’s 2027 budget request, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 15, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab
WASHINGTON, Aug 5 (Reuters) – Republican U.S. Representative Chuck Edwards of North Carolina said on Wednesday he was dropping his bid for reelection, after a House Ethics Committee recommended a censure following allegations of sexual harassment.
“After much prayer and reflection, I’ve decided to withdraw from my re-election campaign. I will complete my current term,” Edwards wrote in an early morning X post that did not address the allegations or the committee report.
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His announcement followed an Ethics Committee report that found he had “engaged in persistent unprofessional and inappropriate conduct towards two young female staffers.”
That included giving them lavish gifts, making comments about their appearance, inviting them to intimate dinners and vacations.
While the committee found no evidence that Edwards had sexual relations or explicitly propositioned any women he employed, the report said, his behavior led to rumors and innuendo and made the two staff members uncomfortable.
Edwards denied that his conduct was intended as sexual or romantic in nature, the committee said.
The staffers, it said, “were put in an untenable position by virtue of his status as their boss and a Member of Congress. Representative Edwards was at minimum blind to that reality, and at worst, dismissive of the impact his inappropriate conduct had on the careers and wellbeing of two women on his staff.”
It was not clear who would replace Edwards on the Republican ballot in November’s congressional election.
Reporting by Doina Chiacu; editing by Deepa Babington
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