US Representative Accused Of Sexually Harassing Women Changes His Story
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November 21, 2017According to this, Democratic Rep. John Conyers has been accused of sexually harassing a staffer.
Democratic Rep. John Conyers of Michigan, who is the longest-serving member of the House of Representatives, settled a wrongful dismissal complaint in 2015 after allegedly sexually harassing a staffer, according to an explosive report published Monday.
BuzzFeed News obtained documents, which includes four signed affidavits, three of which are notarized, from former aides who allege that Conyers made sexual advances to female staff in his office. The repeated requests from Conyers, according to BuzzFeed, included sexual favors, inappropriate touching and transporting women who were believed to be having affairs with the congressman.
Word has it he paid the woman $27,000. This should get your blood boiling.
This is how Congress hides sexual harassment settlements, according to documents obtained by BuzzFeed. They get paid out as salary, looks like nothing out of the ordinary on paper. https://t.co/FQ68pFh4FW pic.twitter.com/EqAv737K8j
— Byron Tau (@ByronTau) November 21, 2017
Conyers initially denied those claims. He actually told the Associated Press that he wasn’t aware of them.
BREAKING: Longtime Michigan Rep. John Conyers denies sexual harassment settlements, says he knows nothing of claims.
— AP Central U.S. (@APCentralRegion) November 21, 2017
Mhm.
Conyers, who answered the door at his Detroit home Tuesday morning, says he knows nothing about any claims of inappropriate touching and learned of the story just hours earlier.
Referring to allegations of sexual harassment and assault being made against politicians and others, the veteran lawmaker says he’s “been looking at these things with amazement.”
HE KNOWS NOTHING! Or does he? Check this out.
To be precise, @AP, he denied KNOWING about the settlements.
‘Conyers denies sexual harassment settlements’https://t.co/EkZc2FpKRC
— Matt Mittenthal (@mattmittenthal) November 21, 2017
This is a key issue raised in our reporting –> this is a system designed to give members of Congress plausible deniability. https://t.co/w2dBLGDFqZ
— Katie Rayford (@katie_rayford) November 21, 2017
Conyers admits in a statement that he settled with the accuser "with an express denial of liability – in order to save all involved from the rigors of protracted litigation." pic.twitter.com/e6EXum8pLY
— Kate Nocera (@KateNocera) November 21, 2017
Conyers: " I expressly and vehemently denied the allegations made against me" https://t.co/htslCl7ObG
— Kate Nocera (@KateNocera) November 21, 2017
Conyers admits in a statement that he settled with the accuser "with an express denial of liability – in order to save all involved from the rigors of protracted litigation." pic.twitter.com/e6EXum8pLY
— Kate Nocera (@KateNocera) November 21, 2017
A source involved told us it’s true Conyers did not *initially* even know the complaint had been lodged, but said he did by the end of the process.
— Paul McLeod (@pdmcleod) November 21, 2017
Conyers: " I expressly and vehemently denied the allegations made against me" https://t.co/htslCl7ObG
— Kate Nocera (@KateNocera) November 21, 2017
There's also a response to the AP: "“The Associated Press made an unannounced visit to the home of Congressman Conyers this morning. Congressman Conyers was under the impression the reporter was speaking of recent allegations of which he was unaware of and denied.”
— Lissandra Villa (@LissandraVilla) November 21, 2017
Here's how a spokesperson is explaining (?) the AP sitch this morning: Visit "unannounced" + “Congressman Conyers was under the impression the reporter was speaking of recent allegations of which he was unaware of and denied.” https://t.co/htslCl7ObG
— Kate Nocera (@KateNocera) November 21, 2017
Wait…so now he’s admitting the settlement? YEP. He retracted his entire statement to the AP.
JUST IN: Rep. John Conyers retracts earlier statement to AP, says he was surprised and confused about which allegations. He confirms a settlement but denies the allegations. pic.twitter.com/Feql2CwuYp
— Paul McLeod (@pdmcleod) November 21, 2017
Which allegations did he think he was denying? https://t.co/Tg5hvNfN3c
— Molly Hensley-Clancy (@mollyhc) November 21, 2017
My question exactly.
What a freaking mess.
