House Republicans rushed to deliver campaign cash to scandal-tainted Rep. Scott DesJarlais (R-Tenn.) in the days leading up to the November elections -- and he desperately needed the help, federal campaign reports show.

Desjarlais, an anti-abortion doctor who was revealed in the campaign to have had sex with patients and pressured one to get an abortion -- ended his 2012 reelection run with only $15,660 in the bank. And now he faces several potential GOP challengers.

Many donors shunned DesJarlais after his sordid past emerged, but amid reports that Democratic challenger Eric Stewart was gaining in the polls, his GOP peers apparently thought better of it and dished out significant financial support.

Less than a week after the election, a judge released the transcript of DesJarlais' 2001 divorce proceedings, which confirmed that he had not only had one affair, but conducted multiple extramarital relationships with coworkers and patients.

"I am human," he told The Knoxville News Sentinel after the transcript was released. "I don't think I ever put myself out there to be somebody that was perfect. I put myself out there as somebody who wanted to serve the public."

Court documents also revealed that DesJarlais' wife had undergone two abortions during their marriage, one for medical reasons and one because their relationship was in such poor shape.