Posted on 07/09/2011 3:01:23 PM PDT by Hunton Peck
WASHINGTON (AP) — An independent U.S. agency is denying claims that a former co-chairman, Rep. Alcee Hastings, made sexual advances toward a staff member and sought to retaliate when she refused.
In a court filing Saturday, the Helsinki Commission disputed the sexual harassment allegations by Winsome Packer, the commission's staff representative in Vienna from 2008-2010 when Hastings, a Florida Democrat, was co-chairman.
The commission's filing said that specific instances in which Hastings hugged Packer, gave her a music box or asked to see her apartment were out of general benevolence toward staff.
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Hastings' response to the complaint was expected later Saturday. He has previously denied the allegations in public comments, calling them "ludicrous."
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Hastings is also an impeached federal judge, a badge of honor in “his community.”
Some background on this story:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2685043/posts
and
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2738082/posts
The “Helsinki Commission” is a “U.S. agency”? I didn’t know that.
Evidently it is. Here’s their website: http://csce.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=AboutCommission.WorkOfCommission
It would be racist to charge him with anything.
Besides, 'it would serve no purpose.'
GUILTY
He also presented several boxes of uncounted ballots in Broward county after the 2000 election, which he claimed a constituent found in her closet, IIRC. As tough as it may seem to name just one, Hastings could be the single most corrupt member of congress.
From what I can find, the Helsinki Commission is an “independent” government agency made up of congressmen, including Hastings! The Helsinki Commission is aka the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe. What does it have to do with this case?
Here’s more...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2685645/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2685014/posts
“Let the PC protected classes battle...females versus the blacks”
But Winsome Parker has unprotected herself by being a Republican, which makes her privileged.
Who would believe a stand-up guy like Hastings would do such a thing?
WINSOME PACKER - Winsome Packer serves as the Helsinki Commission’s policy advisor on political-military security issues. Her portfolio includes arms control, combating terrorism and the illicit trafficking in arms and drugs, and border security. During 2008-2010, Ms. Packer served as the Commission’s Representative to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Vienna, Austria. Prior to joining the Commission, she served as an aviation and border security advisor to the United States House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security. She also served as a United States advisor to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women in 2002, and has worked to advance democracy and good governance in Africa. Ms. Packer holds a Master of Public Administration from Georgia State University and a Bachelor of Arts in International Affairs from Florida State University. She is proficient in Portuguese.
I forgot to mention that Packer (not Parker) was a member of both protected classes until she became a Republican.
Thanks!
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