The campaign for the presidential election has begun in the US. Amidst all this, Vice President Kamala Harris’s husband Doug Emhoff on Saturday admitted to cheating on his first wife. A British tabloid report claimed that he had once impregnated his children’s teacher.

According to the Daily Mail report, he had an affair with a Nijen Nayler. She taught at a private school where his two children lived. The incident took place more than 15 years ago. Kerstin was his wife at that time. A close friend familiar with the matter revealed that Nayler had become pregnant, but she aborted the child.

Emhoff acknowledged the affair in a statement to CNN without naming Naylor or revealing the pregnancy. Speaking to CNN, he said, “During my first marriage, Kerstin and I went through some tough times because of me. I took responsibility and in the years that followed we spent time as a family.”

His first wife, Kerstin, said in a statement Saturday, “Doug and I decided to end our marriage several years ago for a variety of reasons. He has been a great father to our children and continues to be a great friend to me. I am proud of the warm family that Doug, Kamala and I have created together.”

CNN, citing a source, reported that President Joe Biden’s investigative panel learned about the affair four years ago. He chose Kamala Harris as his running mate in the 2020 US presidential election.