Andi Perez, a lobbyist for the Service Employees International Union, issued a statement saying she was sexually harassed by state Rep. Mike Zabel of Delaware County and calling on him to resign.
Zabel, who is starting his third term in the House, did not respond to several messages left seeking comment in recent days. He was among those who voted Wednesday for new House rules with an expanded section on handling sexual misconduct allegations.
House rules at that time did not allow her to file a complaint with the House Ethics Committee because such complaints could only be filed by the chamber's employees, representatives and officers - not lobbyists. The Associated Press generally does not identify people who say they have been sexually assaulted or subjected to extreme abuse. Decisions on whether to identify those who say they have been subjected to other forms of sexual misconduct are made on a case-by-case basis, and Perez has spoken in public about it.
Since 2017, at least 120 state lawmakers in 41 states have faced public allegations of sexual misconduct or harassment, according to an Associated Press tally. Of those, 47 have resigned or been expelled and 45 have faced other repercussions, such as the loss of a committee chair or party leadership position. Most of those allegations were brought forth after the #MeToo movement sparked a public reckoning for people in power accused of sexual wrongdoing.
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