UPDATE: Spitzer will not face any criminal charges. There was no evidence that Spitzer had misused public or campaign money to pay for the women.

Thanks to a report in today’s New York Times, New York Governor Eliot Spitzer was forced to speak during a press conference about his supposed ties to a prostitution ring.

With his wife by his side, the former Attorney General addressed the media without referencing the allegations directly.  (According to the story, the governor is under investigation for meeting up with a prostitute in a Washington D.C hotel room.)  In his statement (he did not take any questions), Spitzer said:

“I have acted in a way that violates my obligations to my family.  That violates my, or any, sense of right and wrong.  I apologize first, and most importantly, to my family.  I apologize to the public whom I promised better.”

(You can listen to the presser here.)

Although Spitzer reportedly told his senior staff members about the investigation, he did not make it clear for the reporters what this means for his current time in office.