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CNN: Newly Released Records Detail Congressional Sexual Harassment Settlements
Newly released records show the total is more than double the amount first disclosed, after an uncounted $220,000 Alcee Hastings payment surfaced.
- Newly released documents reviewed by CNN show taxpayers paid more than half a million dollars in confidential congressional sexual harassment settlements, a total significantly higher than previously disclosed.
- The Office of Congressional Workplace Rights missed a $220,000 payment involving former Democratic Rep. Alcee Hastings, explaining to House Oversight Chair James Comer the settlement did not meet initial search criteria.
- An employee filed a complaint in 2010 alleging sexual harassment by Hastings, who chaired the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe; Hastings called the allegations "ludicrous."
- From January 1, 1996, through December 12, 2018, the office approved 349 awards or settlements to resolve complaints against legislative branch offices, with 80 settled by House or Senate offices.
- Following policy changes in 2018 driven by the #MeToo Movement, members can no longer rely on taxpayer dollars for settlements, and The House Ethics Committee reports no new notifications since.
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Taxpayers Have Coughed Up $550,000 in Sexual Harassment Settlements for Members of Congress, CNN Reports
Taxpayers have coughed up more than half a million dollars in confidential sexual harassment settlements involving members of Congress, a number previously reported to be much lower. CNN’s Annie Grayer laid out the details in a Thursday report for the network, citing documents from the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights. It was previously known that more than $300,000 had been paid to settle lawsuits involving members of Congress, but now …
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Previously unaccounted for case shows taxpayers bankrolled more than $550,000 in congressional sexual harassment settlements
Taxpayers paid over half a million dollars in confidential congressional sexual harassment settlements dating back decades – a total higher than previously made public, newly released documents reviewed by CNN show.
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