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10:59 am
Wed May 9, 2012
Commissioner Censured Over Photo
By Fred Martino
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An embattled Bernalillo county commissioner, under fire for a controversy over photos of him in Philippines red-light district, has been publicly censured.
Michael Wiener was censured Wednesday by a 3-0 vote following harsh criticism from fellow commissioners.
Calls for the Republican's resignation have grown since the Albuquerque Journal published the photos showing him posing with young women in a Philippine city known for prostitution.
Wiener read a statement and said he didn't do anything wrong. However, he apologized to his family.
He acknowledges that he may have exercised poor judgment while on vacation.
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.