Pennsylvania Republican retaliated against female accuser
HARRISBURG — State Rep. Nick Miccarelli violated a House policy on retaliation when he outed on Facebook a woman who has accused him of sexual assault, according to previously undisclosed portions of a House report obtained by the Inquirer, Daily News, and the Caucus.
Despite the finding, House leaders have not sanctioned the Delaware County Republican — and there are no plans to do so.
Miccarelli, according to an unredacted summary of the report, had been warned by House lawyers investigating the allegations not to take any action that could be viewed as retaliatory against two women who had filed a confidential complaint alleging physical or sexual assault. The House Republicans’ sexual-harassment policy prohibits retaliation against anyone who alleges or reports harassment.
Republican House leaders, who have received a copy of the investigative report, have called on Miccarelli to resign, but say they are constrained from punishing him for retaliation because he is an elected official.
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