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TexasTowelie

(112,217 posts)
Tue Dec 12, 2017, 09:57 PM Dec 2017

General Assembly to track sexual harassment complaints against lawmakers

Maryland will track allegations of sexual harassment made against state lawmakers, and politicians who violate the state’s code of conduct can be expelled from the legislature.

Leaders of the General Assembly voted unanimously Tuesday to update the guidelines for reporting and tracking complaints against state lawmakers — though the identity of the accused wrongdoer will remain confidential.

The new policies come amid a national conversation about holding accountable people accused of sexual misconduct, and they follow a tide of allegations of impropriety by high-profile men in Hollywood, the media and politics.

“This is a watershed moment in time, and we want to make sure that everyone is treated fairly, that there’s a place that they can go, and that there’s a remedy,” Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller said at the start of the Legislative Policy Committee meeting in Annapolis, where the new policy was approved.

Read more: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-sex-assault-20171212-story.html

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General Assembly to track sexual harassment complaints against lawmakers (Original Post) TexasTowelie Dec 2017 OP
Thanks, Towelie! elleng Dec 2017 #1
You're welcome. TexasTowelie Dec 2017 #2
I'll look around, elleng Dec 2017 #3

TexasTowelie

(112,217 posts)
2. You're welcome.
Tue Dec 12, 2017, 10:25 PM
Dec 2017

It's getting sad that there is so little media coverage in Maryland. I might have to add a TV or radio station to find more articles.

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