Top 10 Political Sex Scandals

The politicians, the leader of our society whom we are really trust on that they will turn our society to a happy place. The politician are the men and women who give us a hope to lead us a better world, or corrupt greedy men and women who are self-serving and egomaniacal. As the politicians are a human being so they often make mistakes. These mistakes are different in different politician. Whatever we view on politicians, there is one aspect of the lives of politicians that takes up more column inches than even the worst of political gaffes. They are persons who gave us the hope to maintain the peace as well as the law in the society; but actually they are the main factors who break the peace and the law in our society. Generally all such these incidents are called as political scandal. Above all there sex scandals are shock the society of the world. Here today we the Sanzarang Groups are trying to make a list of Top 10 political sex scandals in history. Here are 10 of the most shocking and salacious political sex scandals in history as rank wise from 10 to 1.

No.10 Mark Foley and the senate pages

Mark Foley, the very well known, well respected politician was Republican congressman. During mid of 2006 a shocking nationwide news broke the mind of people; the news was that Mark Foley had been sending explicit messages to young male pages. Some of them were only 18 years old. There was insufficient evidence to bring criminal charges against him. But anyway there was enough sordid detail and innuendo to effectively ruin his career. Above all due to Mark Foley sex scandal the Republican had loss of control in congress later that same year. This is the great example of political sex scandal.

No.9 Larry Craig in the airport bathroom

Larry Craig the renowned politician was former Republican politician from the U.S. state of Idaho and he was in national politics for 28 years and 18 of which were served in the U.S. Senate (1991–2009). He had a distinguished career in national politics. On June 11, 2007, Craig was arrested at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport on suspicion of lewd conduct in a men's restroom, where he was accused of soliciting an undercover police officer for sexual activity. For a man with such credibility, it was a shocking moment that destroyed a successful career.

No.8 Eliot Spitzer and the expensive prostitute

Eliot Laurence Spitzer (born June 10, 1959) is an American lawyer, former politician of the Democratic Party and currently a political commentator. He is currently the co-host of Parker Spitzer, a talk-show and punditry forum broadcast on the CNN cable network (U.S.). On March 10, 2008, The New York Times reported that Spitzer had previously patronized a high-priced prostitution service called Emperors Club VIP and met for over two hours with a $1,000-an-hour call girl going by the name Ashley Alexandra Dupre (legal name Ashley Rae Maika DiPietro, born Ashley Youmans.

No.7 Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings

Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 – July 4, 1826) was the third President of the United States (1801–1809) and the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776). Jefferson was one of the most influential Founding Fathers, known for his promotion of the ideals of republicanism in the United States. During his first term, a disgruntled office-seeker named James Callender claimed that Jefferson kept a slave named Sally as his concubine, and had several children by her. While Jefferson was by this time a widower, it was nonetheless a massive revelation.

No.6 Silvio Berlusconi

Silvio Berlusconi, OML is an Italian politician, the current Prime Minister of Italy, as well as a successful entrepreneur and he was born in Milan on 29 September 1936 to father Luigi (1908–1989) and to mother, Rosa Bossi (1911–2008). The catalog of revelations include taped telephone calls allegedly between him and a call girl, claims that dozens of young women were paid to attend parties at his official residence and one girl claims Berlusconi offered her a seat at the European parliament.

No.5 Gary Hart and Donna Rice

Gary Hart (born Gary Warren Hartpence;) is an American politician, lawyer, author, professor and commentator and he was born in Ottawa, Kansas on November 28, 1936. He was the son of Nina (nee Pritchard) and Carl Riley Hartpence, a farm equipment salesman. As the overwhelming favorite for the Democratic nomination in the 1987 election, Gary Hart was the rising star of American politics. He was dogged by rumors that he was having an extramarital affair. The Herald published the story of Gary Hart's Scandal on May 3, 1987, and the scandal spread rapidly through the national media. Two reporters from the Miami Herald had staked out his residence and observed a young woman leaving Hart's Washington, D.C., townhouse on the evening of May 2, 1987. The Miami Herald reporter had identified the woman as 29-year-old model Donna Rice.

No.4 Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky

William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III) served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 and he was born in Hope, Arkansas on August 19, 1946. Bill Clinton was the most popular President of the United States. Not only in United States, he was popular in other countries also. He was the all time very popular in India. Clinton was a known lover of ladies, but when the story broke, he issued a vehement denial. The media has connect him with Monica Lewinsky Sex Scandal (we're sure you remember, Monica Lewinsky's semen-stained blue dress). It should be mentioned that his popularity is still very high.

No.3 Moshe Katsav's Rape and Harrassment trial

Moshe Katsav  was the eighth President of Israel, a leading Likud member of the Israeli Knesset, and a minister in its government and he was born in Yazd, Iran on December 5, 1945. The Moshe Katsav's rape and harassment scandal is one of the world’s most sordid political sex scandals. In July 2006, Katsav complained to the Attorney General of Israel, Menahem Mazuz, that he was being blackmailed by one of his female employees. The investigation quickly turned against Katsav as the employee, referred to as A., alleged sexual offences. The eventual allegations asserted that Katsav had sexually harassed up to 10 women, including the first woman's charge of rape.

No.2 Jeremy Thorpe

John Jeremy Thorpe is a former British politician who was leader of the Liberal Party from 1967 to 1976 and was the Member of Parliament (MP) for North Devon from 1959 to 1979 and he was born in 29 April 1929. A man named Norman Scott made claims that they had been lovers, at a time when homosexuality was illegal in the UK. This scandal was emerged in 1974.

No.1 The Profumo Affair

Brigadier John Dennis Profumo, 5th Baron Profumo OBE (Mil), CBE (30 January 1915 – 9 March 2006), informally known as Jack Profumo, was a British politician. His title, which he did not use, was Sardinian. In July 1961, at a party at Cliveden, home of Viscorunt Astor, Profumo met Christine Keeler, a model with whom he began a sexual relationship. Profumo ended it after only a few weeks but rumours about the affair began to circulate. She was involved with several men, including a Russian Yevgeni Ivanov, who was believed to be KGB.