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Roy S. Moore of Alabama, a Republican candidate for the Senate, was accused by nine women of sexual contact and assault when the women were teenage girls in the 1980s. Moore denied the allegations but lost the election. [187] [188] [189] (2017) Tony Tooke, Chief of the US Forest Service, resigned in 2018 after sexual harassment and retaliation ...
The U.S. Senate and House of Representatives implemented several measures to address allegations of sexual harassment in legislative offices during the 115th Congress. Senate Resolution 330 requires all Members, officers and employees to take workplace harassment training each Congress. [4]
Politico reports, citing sources, that Republican Representative Blake Farenthold used taxpayer funds for a sexual harassment settlement.
Austin Murphy (D-PA) was convicted of one count of voter fraud for filling out absentee ballots for members of a nursing home (1999). [124] Mel Reynolds (D-IL) was convicted on 12 counts of sexual assault, obstruction of justice and solicitation of child pornography (1997). He was later convicted of 12 counts of bank fraud (1999).
Congress on Thursday gave final approval to legislation guaranteeing that people who experience sexual harassment at work can seek recourse in the courts, a milestone for the #MeToo movement that ...
The Speak Out Act (S.4524) is an Act of Congress which prevents the enforcement of non-disclosure agreements in instances of sexual assault and harassment. Introduced by senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York during the second session of the 117th Congress, the legislation was approved unanimously in the Senate and was passed by the House of Representatives by a vote of 315 to 109.
The former leader of the US Coast Guard who withheld from Congress the explosive findings of an investigation that documented years of sexual assaults at the agency’s prestigious academy said he ...
State Senator Ira Silverstein (D) was accused of sexual harassment, and resigned from his position as Majority Caucus Chair. [ 129 ] [ 130 ] State Representative Nick Sauer (R) resigned on August 1, 2018 after an ex-girlfriend accused him of posting revenge porn pictures on a fake Instagram account.