WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A Navy admiral engaged in sexual relations in the White House in 1990 with a federal employee whom he falsely told he was a widower, according to a report released Friday by the Defense Department. Rear Adm. John Stufflebeem was demoted and fired from his post as director of the Navy staff. In March, when the report was submitted to Pentagon officials, Rear Adm. John Stufflebeem was demoted and fired from his post as director of the Navy staff. Stufflebeem told investigators he couldn't remember the name of the woman he had an affair with. He also lied when he told investigators he did not engage in sexual relations with the woman, identified as "Jane Doe," the Defense Department's inspector general's report said.
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Adm. John Stufflebeem told investigators he couldn't remember name of mistress
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Stufflebeem lied to mistress that his wife had died of cancer
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Stufflebeem was demoted and fired from his post as director of the Navy staff
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Report: Investigators received anonymous letter with "significant" details of affair
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