A Pennsylvania lobbyist accused state Rep. Mike Zabel of sexually harassing her four years ago. She went public with his name hours after a workplace protections expansion was passed.
because such complaints could only be filed by the chamber's employees, representatives and officers — not lobbyists.
House Democratic leadership issued a statement late Wednesday saying they were concerned by the allegations and take them seriously. The Ethics Committee’s broadened rules will go into effect Thursday and it will be able to take up matters that go back five years, as Perez’s does, the Democratic leaders noted.The Associated Press generally does not identify people who say they have been sexually assaulted or subjected to extreme abuse.
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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