PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) - Democratic Oregon Congressman David Wu has been accused by a teenage girl of an unwanted sexual encounter, and has called the accusation "very serious."
News reports said the young woman is the ******** of a campaign donor and high school friend of the seven-term Congressman.
The unnamed accuser is from Orange County, California and graduated from high school in 2010, the Oregonian newspaper reported.
"This is very serious, and I have absolutely no desire to bring unwanted publicity, attention, or stress to a young woman and her ******," Wu, 56, said in a statement obtained by Reuters on Saturday.
Reuters contacted Wu's office, but his spokesman declined further comment.
David Swanson, an Irvine, California attorney and spokesman for the girl's ****** also declined to comment.
Wu is the first Chinese-American elected to the House of Representatives.
The Oregonian reported that Wu told his staff the alleged encounter with the teenager was consensual.
Several of his staff earlier this year listened to a distraught voice mail left by the young woman, accusing Wu of aggressive and unwanted sexual behavior, it said.
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