Lawmaker behind secret $84K sexual harassment settlement unmasked

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Lawmaker behind secret $84K sexual harassment settlement unmasked

Rep. Blake Farenthold (R-Texas) used taxpayer funds to end a dispute with his communications director in 2014.

By RACHAEL BADE

12/01/2017 12:24 PM EST

Updated 12/01/2017 02:28 PM EST


Rep. Blake Farenthold used taxpayer money to settle a sexual harassment claim brought by his former spokesman — the only known sitting member of Congress to have used a little-known congressional account to pay an accuser, people familiar with the matter told POLITICO.

Lauren Greene, the Texas Republican’s former communications director, sued her boss in December 2014 over allegations of gender discrimination, sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment.

Greene said another Farenthold aide told her the lawmaker said he had “sexual fantasies” and “wet dreams” about Greene. She also claimed that Farenthold “regularly drank to excess” and told her in February 2014 that he was “estranged from his wife and had not had sex with her in years.”

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https://www.politico.com/story/2017/12/01/blake-farenthold-taxpayer-funds-sexual-harassment-274458

[Sanguine]

Oh, yaaay.  The only one they can uncover is a Republican...

[Bigun]

Oh, yaaay.  The only one they can uncover is a Republican...

Of course!  It's inevitable when that's all you ever look for!

[Right_in_Virginia]

Of course!  It's inevitable when that's all you ever look for!

Not so fast @Bigun @Sanguine --- http://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php/topic,292952.0.html

Congress Paid Out $100K Of Taxpayer Money To Settle Male Staffers’ Harassment Claims Against Disgraced Democrat
Daily Caller, Nov 30, 2017, Peter Hasson

The Congressional Office of Compliance paid out just under $100,000 in taxpayer funds to two male staffers to settle sexual harassment claims against disgraced former Democratic New York Rep. Eric Massa, according to a new report.

Massa resigned in 2010 following allegations that he groped and sexually harassed his male staffers. The secret settlement payments took place in 2010 following Massa’s resignation, ABC News reported on Thursday.

Massa’s settlement was part of the $17 million slush fund that was secretly paid out to settle congressional harassment claims, including sexual harassment complaints.


More: http://dailycaller.com/2017/11/30/report-congress-paid-out-100k-of-taxpayer-money-to-settle-male-staffers-harassment-claims-against-disgraced-democrat/

[Fantom]

Oh, yaaay.  The only one they can uncover is a Republican...

The list on the democrats is still printing. 

[Sanguine]

The list on the democrats is still printing. 

Probably true.