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Skip Intro10/10/2016 3:32:14 pm PDT

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Physician Congressman Who Had Sex With Patients Stands By Trump

WASHINGTON ― Maybe Republican leaders are squeamish about denouncing Donald Trump’s sexually predatory remarks because they are familiar with how conservative religious voters reacted to the ethical troubles of Rep. Scott DesJarlais (R-Tenn.).

For anyone who has forgotten DesJarlais, he was a doctor who was elected to Congress in the 2010 tea party wave. Two years later, not long before the next election, The Huffington Post discovered through court papers that DesJarlais had previously had sex with patients and pressured one woman to get an abortion.

He expressed contrition that year and said God had forgiven him. The Tennessee state medical board fined him for his behavior, but he went on to win all of his re-election bids, although he had one close call in a primary.

huffingtonpost.com