CHICAGO, Sept. 15 (UPI) -- Chicago Tribune columnist Bob Greene resigned after acknowledging he engaged in inappropriate sexual conduct with a teenage girl, the newspaper said Sunday.
Tribune editor Ann Marie Lipinski said Greene, 55, acknowledged the relationship with a girl in her late teens, whom he met "some years ago" in connection with his column.
Green was suspended by the paper, which then sought his resignation. He submitted his resignation late Saturday.
"Greene's behavior was a serious violation of Tribune ethics and standards for its journalists," Lipinski wrote in Sunday's editions. "We deeply regret the conduct, its effect on the young woman and the impact the disclosure has on the trust our readers placed in Green and this newspaper."
The Tribune first heard of the allegation after receiving an anonymous complaint last week, she said. Lipinski said in the note that the complaint prompted an inquiry by editors and other Tribune officials.
Greene's column appeared in the Tribune four times a week and was syndicated. Greene did not immediately respond to an e-mail message Sunday from United Press International.
