Posted on 04/15/2010 3:23:11 PM PDT by La Enchiladita
It seemed like the story of former Rep. Eric Massa (D-NY) was just going to fade away, but a former staffer has now filed a sexual harassment complaint against the ex-Congressman, which has Republicans demanding a fresh review by the House Ethics Committee.
The legal complaint by a former aide said that Massa often implied that he wanted sex from his staffers, just part of a littany of crude sexual advances.
"There was grabbing people in private areas," said the staffer's lawyer, Debra Katz to the Associated Press, who also dished details to the Washington Post as well.
The Post ran an extended piece Tuesday afternoon on the internet, which detailed staff efforts to rein in Massa, who was evidently trying to repeatedly arrange trips with interns and other staff members.
..."What action, if any, did the Speaker and the Democratic leadership take to protect Rep. Massa's subordinates from harassment and abuse?" Boehner asked in a statement.
(Excerpt) Read more at blogs.ajc.com ...
What ethics committee?
I’m surprised they haven’t given Massa a high-ranking committee chairmanship already...
I would tell you but I start laughing so hard I can’t type it.
This guy sat across from Glenn Beck and upon request looked Glenn in the eyes and swore he wasn’t lying.
Speaks volumes about the moral, mental and danger level of politicians, especially democrat ones.
He had everyone going with that Rahm Emmanuel in the shower story, etcetera, so also had his fun manipulating the media, the blogs and the talkers. That should have told us something important.
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