Toronto mayor resigns after admitting to affair with staffer

FILE PHOTO: Toronto Mayor John Tory sits in a chair after receiving a dose of the AstraZeneca coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at a Shoppers Drug Mart pharmacy in Toronto, Ontario, Canada April 10, 2021. Cole Burston/Pool via REUTERS

(Reuters) -Toronto Mayor John Tory resigned abruptly on Friday, shortly after the Toronto Star newspaper reported that he had an affair with a much younger staff member.

Tory, 68, acknowledged the relationship in a statement announcing his departure, saying it had ended earlier this year and the employee had left city hall.