 |
| Now Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) is a dirt ass pervert. |
We should roundly condemn those involved and not blame an entire group for the actions of one.
BuzzFeed release date bombshell report about lawmakers paying offs former staffers to keep allegations of sexual harassment out of the news.
Rep. John Conyers, Jr. Is one of the longest serving members of the House of Representatives. He represents Michigan's Congrssional 13th District. This district covers most of Detroit, Highland Park, Dearborn Heights and Romulus.
Conyers is one of the highest ranking members in the House.
He is a civil rights leader and vocal opponent of Donald J. Trump.
Conyers for years had cheated on his wife. He had affairs with female staffers.
Documents from the complaint obtained by BuzzFeed News include four signed affidavits, three of which are notarized, from former staff members who allege that Conyers, the ranking Democrat on the powerful House Judiciary Committee, repeatedly made sexual advances to female staff that included requests for sexual favors, contacting and transporting other women with whom they believed Conyers was having affairs, caressing their hands sexually, and rubbing their legs and backs in public. Four people involved with the case verified the documents are authentic.
And the documents also reveal the secret mechanism by which Congress has kept an unknown number of sexual harassment allegations secret: A grinding, closely held process that left the alleged victim feeling, she told BuzzFeed News, that she had no option other than to stay quiet and accept a settlement offered to her.
“I was basically blackballed. There was nowhere I could go,” she said in a phone interview. BuzzFeed News is withholding the woman’s name at her request, because she said she fears retribution.
Last week the Washington Post reported that the office paid out $17 million for 264 settlements with federal employees over 20 years for various violations, including sexual harassment. The Conyers documents, however, give a glimpse into the inner workings of the Office of Compliance, which has for decades concealed episodes of sexual abuse by powerful political figures.
The woman who settled with Conyers launched the complaint in 2014 with Congress’s Office of Compliance alleging that she was fired for refusing his sexual advances and ended up facing a daunting process that ended with a confidentiality agreement in exchange for a settlement of more than $27,000. Her settlement, however, came from Conyers’ office budget rather than the designated fund for settlements.
Congress has no human resources department. Instead, congressional employees have 180 days to report a sexual harassment incident to the Office of Compliance, which then leads to a lengthy process involves counseling, mediation, and requires the signing of a confidentiality agreement before a complaint can go forward.
After this, an employee can choose to take the matter to federal district court, but another avenue is available: an administrative hearing, after which a negotiation and settlement may follow.
This is a bombshell. Conyers is being trashed for this. I won't be surprised that the FBI will be looking into Conyers soon. His wife got served three and a half years and federal timeout for bribery and corruption. Conyers children also were indicted in criminal charges as well.
SEXUAL ABUSE IS THE SECOND DANGEROUS THREAT IN THE UNITED STATES.
No comments:
Post a Comment