Wednesday, 9. June 2004
Topic: POLITIK - on June 9, 2004 at 2:22:00 PM CEST
Official Resigns Over Prostitution Scandal
Peru's agriculture minister has resigned after reports a hotel owned by his family procured teenage prostitutes for guests.
"I have asked President (Alejandro) Toledo to allow me to present my resignation," the minister, Jose Leon, told reporters after meeting the president Monday night. Toledo accepted the resignation.
The scandal broke Sunday night when America Television's Cuarto Poder program sent a reporter to the hotel, filming with a hidden camera, who asked a hotel worker to get him teenagers. He was told they would be there in 20 minutes.
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