Authorities in Zhaoqing's Duanzhou district have launched an investigation after a woman claiming to be an official's mistress published nude photos of him online and alleged he embezzled public funds and is involved in gambling, Southern Metropolis Daily reported.

The findings about Du Weijun, director of the Duanzhou district bureau of culture, will be made public, the authorities said.

The nude photos have been forwarded to the Guangdong provincial department of public security for further identification, according to the report.

The woman who published the photos said Du promised he would dump his wife to marry her, gave her more than 20,000 yuan ($3,252) a month as an allowance and used money he embezzled to operate a company. Du left her for another woman thus she wanted revenge so reported him, she said.

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