He should call this attorney for counsel. Maybe even a little consoloing
Posted on 06/22/2011 8:24:39 AM PDT by tobyhill
Hours after Rep. Anthony Weiner's resignation became official, a sexual harassment case involving Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-Fla.) resurfaced.
Gary Fields and Brody Mullins report for the Wall Street Journal that the independent Office of Congressional Ethics is now investigating a claim that Hastings sexually harassed a woman working on his staff.
Fields and Mullins write that the Office investigation was opened after conservative group Judicial Watch filed a lawsuit in March as the legal counsel for Republican staffer Winsome Packer. Packer, who served on the U.S. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe--a group headed by the congressman--alleges that Hastings retaliated when Packer attempted to report the harassment, according to the paper. Judicial Watch has targeted Hastings in the past.
Accusations include "unwelcome sexual advances," and "unwelcome touching," according to March reports of the lawsuit. Packer had accused Hastings of offering her invitations to his hotel room, asking inappropriate questions in public including "What kind of underwear are you wearing?" as well as pressuring her to give him gifts and donate to his re-election campaign.
Hastings, a 74-year-old 10-term lawmaker, strongly denies all charges. He stated back in March when reports of the lawsuit became public that he "never sexually harassed anyone."
"That is a certainty: In a race with a lie, the truth always wins. And when the truth comes to light and the personal agendas of my accusers are exposed, I will be vindicated."
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How can that be?
Wouldn’t it be racist to even make the accusation?
Now THAT is the height of sleazy, not only was he trying to get her in the sack, he also wanted HER to buy him gifts and donate to his reelection. Typically even the most hardcore philanderer buys the women he's wooing gifts. This guy is not only a sleaze, he's a cheapskate as well.
(that's Winsome on the L; Alcee on the R.)
Judicial career
In 1977, he became a judge of the circuit court of Broward County, Florida. In 1979, he was appointed by President Carter as a U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Florida.
In 1981, Hastings was charged with accepting a $150,000 bribe in exchange for a lenient sentence and a return of seized assets for 21 counts of racketeering by Frank and Thomas Romano, and of perjury in his testimony about the case. He was acquitted by a jury after his alleged co-conspirator, William Borders, refused to testify in court (resulting in a jail sentence for Borders).
In 1988, the Democratic-controlled U.S. House of Representatives took up the case, and Hastings was impeached for bribery and perjury by a vote of 413-3. He was then convicted in 1989 by the United States Senate, becoming the sixth federal judge in the history of the United States to be removed from office by the Senate. The vote on the first article was 69 for and 26 opposed, providing two votes more than the two-thirds of those present that were needed to convict. The first article accused the judge of conspiracy. Conviction on any single article was enough to remove the judge from office. The Senate vote cut across party lines, with Senator Patrick J. Leahy, Democrat of Vermont, voting to convict his fellow party member, and Senator Arlen Specter, Republican of Pennsylvania, voting to acquit.[1]
The Senate had the option to forbid Hastings from ever seeking federal office again, but did not do so. Alleged co-conspirator, attorney William Borders went to jail again for refusing to testify in the impeachment proceedings, but was later given a full pardon by President Bill Clinton on his last day in office.[2]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcee_Hastings
Of COURSE it’s racist! But not to worry; Nancy will send the complaint to the “ethics committe”, where all democrap problems are never to be heard of again.
And Alcee will keep his job, of course.
Besides, Democrats can’t be held responsible when they sexual harrass someone, because hey, it’s not like they campaign specifically against it right? Right?
Excuse me?
Isn't it the truth?!?!
Just days after the Weiner admission of the whole thing, I saw a knee pad media story, with slideshow no less, titled something like "Politician Sex scandals"...where NINE of the 13 politicians in the slideshow were pubs, and of the 4 dims, one of them wasn't named Clinton... Are ya kidding me??? (No, they weren't kidding)
And CNN did their own expose on political sex scandals, and somehow failed to mention Eliot Spitzer...gee, I wonder why?
It would almost be funny if it wasn't so freakin ridiculous...
HEC should finish with Mad Maxine Waters first..
Sad , but true.
By the way has Judicial Watch ever won a case?
Thanks for that. Only Democrats would elect an impeached and removed federal judge to congress.
Well, Alcee(you tool), you winsome and you losesome.
I’d hit it.
Pardon me, but did the Democrats retake the House while I wasn’t looking?
For fitty bucks.
The Obama, Pelosi, Weiner, Hastings Democrats......
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