Posted on 11/21/2017 4:58:30 AM PST by MarvinStinson
A leading Democratic congressman settled a wrongful dismissal complaint for more than $27,000 in taxpayer funding after he allegedly fired the staffer because she would not “succumb to [his] sexual advances,” according to a new report.
The congressman, Michigan Rep. John Conyers, is described as a serial sexual harasser who would prey on his female staffers in sworn affidavits signed by four of his former staffers. BuzzFeed News first reported the bombshell allegations and accompanying settlement after right-wing blogger Mike Cernovich provided the website with the documents.
One former female employee filed a complaint with the Congressional Office Of Compliance in 2014, alleging that she was fired for rebuffing Conyers’ sexual advances. It was that employee who eventually received a $27,111.75 settlement in 2015, in exchange for a confidentiality agreement. The congressman did not admit to fault as part of the settlement agreement.
“In her complaint, the former employee said Conyers repeatedly asked her for sexual favors and often asked her to join him in a hotel room. On one occasion, she alleges that Conyers asked her to work out of his room for the evening, but when she arrived the congressman started talking about his sexual desires,” BuzzFeed reported. “She alleged he then told her she needed to ‘touch it,’ in reference to his penis, or find him a woman who would meet his sexual demands.”
Conyers regularly made sexual advances on female staffers and would ask them for sexual favors, according to the affidavits signed by his former staffers. “Rep. Conyers strongly postulated that the performing of personal service or favors would be looked upon favorably and lead to salary increases or promotions,” one former employee said in an affidavit.
He also allegedly abused taxpayer funds to shuttle in women with whom he had sexual relationships.
“One of my duties while working for Rep. Conyers was to keep a list of women that I assumed he was having affairs with and call them at his request and, if necessary, have them flown in using Congressional resources,” one affidavit states. Another staffer told BuzzFeed that Conyers, who is the longest-serving congressman, used taxpayer funds to fly women into see him.
The bombshell allegations come just days after it was revealed that the Congressional Office Of Compliance spent $17 million of taxpayer funding on harassment settlements, including for sexual harassment.
Something tells me the Senate will pass Trumps tax reform bill. Or the panty cops will be coming for ye.
Why was this paid with taxpayer funds and not the congressional pension fund?
How many Democrats are we up to now? But the one that gets airtime is Moore...
Conyers is 88 years old.
These are the people “leading” our country. Is it any wonder this country is so fiscally/morally screwed up?
Does anybody really think that he will be thrown in jail for his crimes? I don’t. Black Privilege is a very strong thing.
Baltimore is the direct result of the Africanization of a city
So this lying, race baiting, pig ignorant piece of garbage is also a sexual predator. What a surprise.
Jesse Jackson next
This is a lot worse than the check writing scandal but we, as a nation, have become desensitized to scandals.
And he has been in Congress since 1965--52 years.
It’s time for a mandatory retirement age for elected officials. How about 70? I always laugh to myself when libs talk about brain drain when long serving elected officials are turn away at the ballot box. What a joke that is.
This has been a week full of schadenfreude - and it’s only Tuesday!! Loving all of this WINNING!
What period of time was the 15 million paid out, one year, five years etc? Do we even know, because 27,000.00 is a drip in the bucket and is that the average payout? If so, there are a lot of claims. I think we are entitled, at a minimum, to know the conditions of these payouts.
No, this is DC privilege.
All were democratically elected. The fault lies with the American people.
Do der be a paddern hir?
There IS a GOD, and He’s beginning to move against Satan.
Still running strong is he?
Born: May 16, 1929 (age 88),
Highland Park, MI
Office: Representative (D-MI 13th District) since 2013
Spouse: Monica Conyers (m. 1990)
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