A British minister admitted on Tuesday that he had been in a relationship with a sex worker, but said that he did not know her occupation at the time.
Culture Secretary John Whittingdale said that he had broken off the relationship, which occurred between August 2013 and February 2014.
He added that he first met through Match.com before he became a minister, when he found out the woman had tried to sell her story to a newspaper.
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Whittingdale admitted the affair following reports on online news outlets, and it is likely to raise questions about whether his previous role as press regulator was compromised by knowing newspapers had information about his private life.
“This is an old story which was a bit embarrassing at the time. The events occurred long before I took up my present position and it has never had any influence on the decisions I have made as Culture Secretary,” he said in a statement on BBC’s Newsnight.
“Between August 2013 and February 2014, I had a relationship with someone who I first met through Match.com. She was a similar age and lived close to me,” he said.
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