Washington, June 7: New York Democratic party Congressman Anthony Weiner has admitted to sending lewd photographs to many women through the social networking site Twitter.

The stunning revelation was made at a press conference on Monday.

Fox News quoted Weiner as saying that he was "deeply ashamed" about the explicit exchanges that he had had with six women over the last three years, some of which occurred after he got married in 2010.

But the seven-term congressman said he would not resign, and expressed the hope that he could win back the trust of his constituents.

"This was me doing a dumb thing and doing it repeatedly and then lying about it," Weiner said. "And that''''s all there is."

House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi said that she is calling for an ethics investigation "to determine whether any official resources were used or any other violation of House rules."

Weiner issued a statement later Monday saying he would "welcome and will fully cooperate with an investigation by the House Ethics Committee." (ANI)