John Conyers Allegations

John Conyers, who is the current "dean" of the House of Representatives, having served in that body since 1965, and who was until these allegations, the ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, is now under investigation for allegations of sexual harassment.

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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 sex acts, 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.

CNN reports on another victim:

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Maher says she considered telling her story over the years, but never went on the record with it until now. The Detroit-News first published her allegations Tuesday based on a 2013 interview with her. She told CNN last week that the societal moment of reckoning on issues of sexual harassment and abuse of power across the country that gave her the confidence that she would finally be believed.

Don't you love that little tidbit about how the Detroit News had that little tidbit about Conyers 4 years ago, but apparently didn't publish it until today?

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