Chris Lee Resigns After Craigslist Photos Come To Light

Rep. Chris Lee, R-N.Y., abruptly resigned Wednesday after the gossip website Gawker disclosed that the married congressman had e-mailed a shirtless picture of himself to a woman he met through Craigslist.

"I regret the harm that my actions have caused my family, my staff and my constituents," the two-term congressman said in a statement posted on his site Wednesday evening. He said he made "profound mistakes."

Lee, 46, is married with a young son. Gawker reported that Lee had portrayed himself as a 39-year-old divorced lobbyist in e-mails he exchanged with the woman, whom the gossip site did not identify. Gawker said the two met through the personals section of Craigslist.