Gov. Robert Bentley said there should be an investigation into leaks about the status of ethics complaints against him and his former political adviser, Rebekah Mason.

Alabama Political Reporter on Monday published a story saying that the Ethics Commission appears to be almost finished with an investigation of complaints against the governor and Mason.

APR cited "well-placed sources" that it did not name.

Ethics complaints and investigations are covered under the grand jury secrecy act.

Several news outlets reported Bentley's comments on Monday calling for the investigation. Asked today if he intended to order an investigation, Bentley said:

"I think my statement really stands. ... What I said yesterday was that if leaks occurred, illegally, that should be investigated. And I certainly think that what was reported would be leaks."

State Auditor Jim Zeigler, state Rep. Johnny Mack Morrow, D-Red Bay and state corrections officer and former Bentley election opponent Stacy George filed complaints with the Ethics Commission last year concerning Bentley and Mason.

That was in the wake of accusations that the governor had an affair with Mason and interfered with a state law enforcement matter.

The governor admitted to inappropriate comments to Mason and issued an apology after the release of recordings of some his phone calls. Bentley's wife of 50 years had filed for divorce seven months before the accusations became public.

But Bentley and Mason denied having an affair and denied doing anything illegal.

Zeigler said his filing with the Ethics Commission was a compilation of information he received from different sources. He said he filed it under a state law that requires state agency heads to report potential ethics violations within 10 days.

Zeigler said he received a confirmation letter with a case number and was cautioned not to talk about the case. He said he has not heard anything further from the commission.

George said he filed five complaints concerning whether state resources or campaign funds might have been used illegally because of Bentley and Mason's relationship. Some were based, in part, on stories reported by AL.com.

George said he received letters showing his complaints were assigned three case numbers and has not heard anything further.