The political director for 32BJ SEIU publicly identified the Delaware County lawmaker who she accused of sexually harassing her at a public hearing in January.
“Yes, I was sexually harassed by Mike Zabel,” lobbyist Andi Perez said in a statement issued on Wednesday afternoon. “My union, SEIU 32BJ, and all 65,000 members of the SEIU family in Pennsylvania stand with us as well. Mike Zabel needs to resign immediately.”Her statement came afterpublished a story on their site earlier on Wednesday that had an unnamed source identify Zabel, a former prosecutor, as the lawmaker she accused of sexual misconduct.
“The newly empowered House Ethics Committee will be established on Thursday. The rules passed [on Wednesday] include a five-year lookback for accusations to ensure all those who under the previous leadership had no recourse have a pathway to having their voices heard. Everyone deserves to be safe at work and our caucus commends and respects the courage of those who come forward.”at a Jan. 27 hearing of the Speaker’s Workgroup on Moving Pennsylvania Forward in Philadelphia.
“I could sit here for hours telling you the range of emotions I felt after this,” she said. “Of course I was full of rage at the disrespect and arrogance it requires to so brazenly sexually harass me in a public place where I am just trying to do my job for the workers in my union.” About that, Perez said in her statement, “I am proud that sharing my story created real, tangible, and systemic change in the legislature to give victims of harassment an avenue for justice.”
“I understand [Democrats] believe it covers the situation,” Cutler told reporters. “I”m afraid we may. not know until a complaint is potentially filed.”“I did not want to immediately name my accuser because this was not about him, it was about me and the victims that this Rules Change will help in the future,” she stated. “I wanted to share my story when I was ready, and it is despicable that a ‘news outlet’ took it upon themselves to use my story of abuse to play partisan politics.
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