Massa Harrassment Case: Aide To Ex-Congressman Files Suit

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Source: The Huffington Post

WASHINGTON — A male aide to former Democratic Rep. Eric Massa has filed a sexual harassment complaint alleging the 50-year-old New York lawmaker regularly groped him, propositioned him and made lewd remarks to him and other staffers.

"There was grabbing people in private areas," said Debra Katz, the staffer's attorney. "The congressman routinely made gestures implying that he wanted oral sex, and made crude propositions requesting oral sex from his employees."

Katz said Tuesday the complaint was filed March 23 on behalf of the staffer, whom she refused to identify, citing confidentiality reasons. The Washington Post first reported the complaint.

Repeated telephone calls to Massa's home in Corning, N.Y., on Tuesday were not answered. Erin Hogan, who staffs Massa's former district office in Pittsford, N.Y., said no one in the office was in touch with Massa or knew how to reach him.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/16/massa-harrassment-case-ai_n_541305.html

[leeloo]

1. Wow what a pervert/nt

[Grassy Knoll]

2. " We salute you "

:headbang:

[marshall]

4. Hopefully we will go back to the 80s definition of sexual harassment

Sexual relations in the workplace (and that includes Washington's government offices) are ALWAYS inappropriate and potentially illegal when it involves parties of such divergent levels of power.

[rpannier]

3. no one in the office was in touch with Massa

Not surprising.
Who'd wanna touch him

[Eurobabe]

5. I gotta say, as someone who knew Eric this is really sad

:(

He needs help, and I hope his cancer has not returned. I am not condoning his behavior, I just feel sorry for him (and for the people involved in this mess: persons victimized, families, etc.)

Something is just not right here. :shrug: