众议院伦理委员会于周一宣布，针对民主党众议员吉米・戈麦斯的不当性行为指控展开调查。
今年 6 月，就有三位消息人士向 CNN 独家透露，该委员会正在调查这位代表洛杉矶部分选区的加州国会议员。
伦理委员会在周一的声明中表示，本次调查将核查相关指控：戈麦斯涉嫌与一名工作人员发生不当性接触，该行为违反众议院议员伦理准则。
CNN 最先曝出这名加州民主党议员遭到调查时，戈麦斯承认自己犯下过错，给家人带来伤害，但辩称并未触犯法律，也没有违反众议院伦理规定。他表示会 “配合伦理委员会的一切调查，提供所需全部资料”。
他当时表态：“多年以前，我在婚姻之外犯下个人过错，给妻子与家人造成切实伤害。双方属于自愿行为，既没有触犯法律，也没有违反众议院伦理准则，但这不能减轻过错给至亲带来的伤害。”
他还说道：“我承担全部责任，已经私下和妻子家人一同化解伤痛。我寻求专业心理帮助，修复对我而言无比重要的家庭关系，今后会以坦诚、坦荡、尊重的态度对待所爱之人，我至今仍在努力修复。”
伦理委员会周一称，启动调查以及对外公开调查消息，并不代表已经确认存在违规行为。
Democratic congressman under investigation by House Ethics Committee over sexual misconduct allegations
The House Ethics Committee announced on Monday that it is investigating Democratic Rep． Jimmy Gomez over allegations of sexual misconduct．
The announcement comes after three sourcestold CNN exclusively in Junethat the panel was investigating the California congressman， who represents parts of Los Angeles．
The panel said in a statement Monday that the probe includes a review of allegations related to “engaging in inappropriate sexual contact” with a staffer， which is against House ethics rules for lawmakers．
When CNN first reported that the California Democrat was under investigation by the panel， Gomez acknowledged having made mistakes that caused his family pain but said they had not violated the law or any House ethics rules． He said he would “cooperate with any Ethics Committee inquiry and provide it with whatever information it might need．”
“Years ago， I made personal mistakes outside my marriage that have caused real pain to my wife and family． Although my actions were consensual in nature and haven’t violated the law or House ethics rules， that doesn’t diminish the impact that these mistakes have made on those I care about the most，” he said at the time．
The statement continued： “I take full responsibility and have committed myself to working through the pain privately with my wife and family． I sought professional assistance to help re－center and heal the relationships that mean everything to me， and move forward with the honesty， transparency， and respect that everyone deserves from the people they love． I continue to do this work．”
The ethics panel said Monday that existence of an investigation and public disclosure of the investigation “does not itself indicate that any violation has occurred．”
