众议员Tony Gonzales面临审查后, 短信显示他要求前助手在她2025年自杀前的照片, Rep. Tony Gonzales faces scrutiny after text messages reveal he asked a former aide for explicit photos before her 2025 suicide, which he denies.

《得克萨斯论坛报》获得的短信显示,R-Texas的美国共和国Tony Gonzales于2024年5月向前助手Regina Santos-Aviles索取清晰的照片,她于2025年9月因自杀身亡前不久。 Text messages obtained by The Texas Tribune show U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, asked former aide Regina Santos-Aviles for explicit photos in May 2024, shortly before her death by suicide in September 2025. 她的鳏夫阿德里安·阿维斯(Adrian Aviles)分享的信息描绘了冈萨雷斯不顾她的反对而顽固不化,把自己描述成“视觉人物 ” , 并询问她的“最喜爱的立场 ” 。 冈萨雷斯否认外遇,称其主张为虚假,指责Aviles敲诈勒索,同时指责他的对手布兰登·赫雷拉(Brandon Herrera)把问题政治化。 The messages, shared by her widower Adrian Aviles, depict Gonzales persisting despite her objections, describing himself as “a visual person” and inquiring about her “favorite position.” Gonzales denies an affair, calls the claims false, and accuses Aviles of blackmail, while blaming his opponent, Brandon Herrera, for politicizing the issue. 众议院伦理委员会正在审查此事,Gonzales2026年3月初级选举之前的几周时间引起了人们对行为和权力不平衡的关切。 The House ethics committee is reviewing the matter, and the timing—weeks before Gonzales’ March 2026 primary—has raised concerns about conduct and power imbalances. 没有提出任何刑事指控。 No criminal charges have been filed.