Chongqing official Wu Hong latest to become embroiled in sex scandal

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Beibei district party chief Lei Zhengfu was caught out.

Published: 12:00am, 5 Dec 2012Updated: 3:31am, 5 Dec 2012

Another Chongqing official has become the latest in a series of mainland cadres to become embroiled in a sex scandal.

Authorities in the municipality's Peiling district issued a brief statement on their official microblog account yesterday morning saying an investigation would be conducted into Wu Hong, who works for the district's Urban Administrative and Law Enforcement Bureau, after pictures appeared online on Sunday showing him with a half-naked young woman in a hotel room.

The exposé came a week after a whistle-blower released a sex-video clip of a district-level party boss in the municipality and said there were similar videos featuring at least five other senior Chongqing party cadres. It was unclear if Wu was one of the five.

In the latest pictures, Wu is seen wearing his official uniform. Authorities announced the investigation two days after the anonymous post on popular web portal Tianya.cn and the party's disciplinary inspection authorities confirming the man was Wu.

Keeping mistresses is common among mainland officials, despite a party ban. Their decadent lifestyles have come under increased scrutiny in recent months, amid a series of crackdowns and online revelations.

Late last month, Lei Zhengfu, 54, party chief of Chongqing's Beibei district, was reportedly removed from his position amid bribery allegations - just three days after a video surfaced online appearing to show him having sex with an 18-year-old.