Via Free Beacon:
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) on Saturday called for an ethics investigation into Rep. Tony Cárdenas (D., Calif.) for allegations that he sexually assaulted a minor more than a decade ago.
“I have spoken with Congressman Cárdenas and he appropriately asked us to withhold judgement until there is a full investigation of the facts,” Pelosi said in a statement. “I call upon the House Ethics Committee for a prompt investigation of this matter.”
Cárdenas has vehemently denied the allegations through his lawyer and has reached out to his Democratic colleagues to insist that he is innocent, but he has agreed to cooperate with Pelosi’s probe, according to Politico.