Rep. Katie Hill said she's quitting Congress because she feared 'what might come next' after publication of nude photos

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• Rep. Katie Hill says she resigned from Congress over fears "what might come next," following a series of leaked nude photos relating to a relationship with a junior staffer.
• News outlets RedState and DailyMail.com published nude photos of Hill, and reported that the 32-year-old had a thre-part relationship with a junior campaign staffer and her husband.
• Hill resigned on Sunday, apologizing for the affair. She has threatened to sue the Mail for publishing the photos, which she says broke revenge porn laws in California.
• In her letter, Hill suggested that she feared the campaign against her could worsen, prompting her to stand down
• "I know that as long as I am in Congress, we'll live fearful of what might come next and how much it will hurt," Hill wrote.
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Rep. Katie Hill said she resigned from Congress because she feared "what might come next" if she didn't, following a series of leaked nude photos relating to a romance with her junior staffer.

The right-of-center news websites RedState and the Daily Mail published in October claims Hill engaged in a "throuple" with a campaign staffer and her husband, as well as a separate affair with her senior legislative director.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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