Puerto Rico’s legislature has begun an impeachment process against embattled Governor Ricardo Rosselló, a senior lawmaker said Wednesday.

This comes after a probe into leaked Telegram app chat messages between Rosselló and his advisers found that crimes may have been committed during the conversations.

“The impeachment process has started,” Johnny Mendez, speaker of Puerto Rico’s House of Representatives and a member of Rossello’s party who was targeted in the chats, told Reuters.

An independent panel of lawyers commissioned by Mendez to look into the messages found four felonies and one misdemeanor may have been committed during the group chats, one of the attorneys said.

The scandal — dubbed “Rickyleaks” in local media — has sparked nearly two weeks of protests demanding the ouster of Rosselló.

Local media, including El Nuevo Día newspaper, cited unnamed sources early Wednesday as saying Rosselló’s resignation was imminent.

A spokesman for the first-term governor said Rosselló is still weighing his options.

“Whichever decision he makes will, as always, be communicated officially,” Anthony Maceira said.

The governor’s chief of staff Ricardo Llerandi resigned on Tuesday, citing concerns for his family’s safety.

With Post wires