The wife of former Queensland MP Peter Dowling says she has forgiven him but not the media after he was caught out sending his mistress a picture of himself while dipping his penis in a glass of wine.
Helen Dowling says she can't forgive the other woman or the media's reporting of the scandal.
Mr Dowling was dumped as the Liberal National Party candidate in his seat of Redlands for January's state election after his mistress wrote to parliament revealing they had had sex in his parliamentary office and he'd texted her the photo of his penis.
Speaking publicly about the affair on Thursday, Mrs Dowling said she had forgiven her husband but that's where her generosity ended.
"There are two people I haven't forgiven," she told ABC Radio.
"One is that person, the female, and one is the media - that person who wrote the story, maybe his partners in crime."
Mr Dowling also had a shot at the media, saying he was disappointed in himself but didn't need forgiveness.
"I don't know that I needed forgiveness and that sounds so arrogant," he said.
"I am so apologetic and sorry for what spun out of it.
"Part of me is so incredibly angry that something that had absolutely nothing to do with the world became so public and it was for the edification of a journalist who thought the had a `gotcha' moment."
He said it was unlikely he'd ever run for public office again and was yet to see what impact the scandal would have on his ability to find another job.
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