Rep. John Conyers' son and potential successor was arrested earlier this year for domestic violence

The elder John Conyers endorsed his son, who was arrested earlier this year for domestic violence.
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The House's longest-serving member, Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.), announced his resignation earlier this week after being accused of inappropriately touching female staffers and using taxpayer money to settle a sexual harassment and wrongful dismissal complaint in 2015. In stepping down, Conyers, 88, endorsed his son — who is beset by accusations of his own.

John Conyers III, 27, was arrested the day after Valentine's Day when his girlfriend called the police and claimed Conyers "body slammed her on the bed and then on the floor where he pinned her down and spit on her," NBC News reports. His girlfriend, who went unnamed in the report, also suffered knife cuts.

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.