The Map of Shame (Washington's Sex-Scandal Locales)

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Eliot Spitzer's adventure as "Client-9" at Washington's Mayflower Hotel was only the latest in a long line of sexual indiscretions committed in Washington by the political elite. Double-click on the map's landscape below to zoom in, and double-right-click to zoom out. Click on the headshots to read about other politicos ensnared by the city's favorite temptation.

President Bill Clinton, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW

In 1995, Clinton and White House intern Monica Lewinsky began to have sexual relations in the Oval Office, infamously recorded on that blue dress. The affair eventually led to Clinton's impeachment and censure.



Rep. Gary Condit, 2600 block of Adams Mill Road NW

Condit still denies that he had an affair with intern Chandra Levy, who went missing in 2001 and was found dead in 2002. Levy's mother says Levy told her she was having an affair with Condit. Condit avoided direct questions about the affair, but passed a lie-detector test in which he denied knowing any details about her disappearance.



Rep. Mark Foley, 137 D St. SE

Foley admitted to sending sexually explicit instant messages to congressional pages and resigned from the House in 2006. Foley was said to have told one page that he was "well hung." Multiple pages claim that Foley had sex with them in his home but that he waited until they turned 18.



Rep. Barney Frank, 8th Street SE*

Frank's personal assistant, Stephen Gobie, was charged with a felony for running a prostitution business out of Frank's apartment. After the charges were made public, Frank disclosed that he had paid Gobie for sex in the past.* In 1990, he was reprimanded by the House for abetting the dismissal of Gobie's parking tickets but was cleared of more serious sex-related allegations.