Posted on 04/13/2010 11:19:38 AM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia
Just three months after Eric Massa was elected to Congress, his young male employees on Capitol Hill began complaining to supervisors that the lawmaker was making aggressive, sexual overtures toward them, according to new interviews and internal documents.
The senior staff, one of whom said he heard Massa making lewd remarks to young staffers, tried to manage the problem internally. But reports of Massa's inappropriate behavior continued, leaving junior workers feeling helpless, according to victims, other staffers and sources close to an ongoing House ethics investigation. Most asked not to be named due to the ethics probe and the risk of hurting their job prospects.
This account, drawn from more than two dozen interviews and internal documents, shows that aides were accusing the 50-year-old married lawmaker of far more egregious behavior than previously known. Beginning in March 2009 and over the next several months, male staffers complained that their boss had touched them in a sexual manner, came up with reasons to have staffers travel alone with him on overnight trips, and expressed a desire to have sex with the men in the office.
But it wasn't until after a year of staff complaints -- when allegations about Massa's behavior threatened to become a public embarrassment -- that supervisors alerted congressional leaders to the problem. That led House leadership to demand the matter be referred to the ethics committee. Massa resigned a few weeks later when the media reported he was the subject of a harassment probe. He declined to comment for this story.
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Tons of congressmen are like this, but usually with their female staffers
Massa would fit in a public school I guess. He and Kevin Jennings can work together.
The very first time the words "breakaway leather clown costume" appear anywhere whatsoever in your job description: RUNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN -- !!! ;)
iirc there was a similar repub investigation....and we learned all kinds of stuff incl names...guess dems are different..
Nowhere in the article does the Washington Post directly identify Massa as a DemocRat.
Gee, what a surprise.
Since that seems to be the norm, everyone can
just assume they are RATS. Same difference.
They can run but they can’t hide!
;)
697 word article. No mention whatsoever of his party affiliation.
Another interesting note, I recall hearing during a past political campaign, remarks by General Kashveli, who said General "Wes" Clark was not qualified to be president.
Looks like these two just did us all a favor. Thanks for hanging out together guys!
Gosh, I wonder what political party he was.
Drudge Headline makes certain to call out MASSA is a DEMOCRAT
PAPER: DEMOCRAT ERIC MASSA 'Expressed desire to have sex with [his male staffers] in the office,' claim aides...
I beleive he was a Republican and changed parties because he was opposed to the Iraq War. But why — Corning, New York?
Just trying to hump the help.
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