Pennsylvania Congressman confirms he had extramarital affair

A Pennsylvania congressman is confirming he had an extramarital affair with a personal friend, a relationship that became public as part of another couple’s divorce proceedings.

Republican Rep. Tim Murphy issued a statement Wednesday through his lawyer saying the affair took place last year and it’s “nobody’s fault but my own.”

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette says the disclosure came after the newspaper obtained a court order to unseal the other couple’s divorce action.