Posted on 07/22/2011 7:11:22 PM PDT by Bean Counter
A distraught young woman called (Democrat) Oregon Rep. David Wu's Portland office this spring, accusing him of an unwanted sexual encounter, according to multiple sources.
When confronted, Wu acknowledged a sexual encounter to his senior aides but insisted it was consensual, the sources said.
The woman is the daughter of a longtime friend and campaign donor. She apparently did not contact police at the time.
One person who heard the voice mail described the woman as upset, breathing heavily and "distraught."
In the voice mail, the young woman accused Wu of aggressive and unwanted sexual behavior, according to sources with direct knowledge of the message and its contents.
Reporters could not verify the young woman's age. Notes on Facebook over the last 18 months indicate she graduated from high school in 2010. California records show she registered to vote last August.
Wu, 56, has not responded to repeated questions from The Oregonian over the last four days.
Mid-day Friday, a reporter emailed Wu's spokesman, Erik Dorey, with this question: "Is Rep. David Wu denying that he had sexual contact with the daughter of a high school friend over Thanksgiving 2010 in Orange County, California? Yes or no?"
Dorey responded by asking for more time to answer the question. Neither Dorey nor anyone else in Wu's office had responded by Friday evening.
Its all bunk. What WU does in his private life is his business. If he is de-elected because of it, fine. This was supposedly a coonsensual situation between Wu and another woman.I do not like Wus life style, but no crime was committed. Let the voters decide as they will.
I am sick of sex scandals and the lack of privacy that goes with them. Its just too much information.Unless there is a crime, move on!
Its all bunk. What WU does in his private life is his business. If he is de-elected because of it, fine. This was supposedly a coonsensual situation between Wu and another woman.I do not like Wus life style, but no crime was committed. Let the voters decide as they will.
I am sick of sex scandals and the lack of privacy that goes with them. Its just too much information.Unless there is a crime, move on!
“Are you with me, Mister Wu?
“Are you really just a shadow
“Of the man that I once knew?
“Are you crazy, are you high
“Or just an ordinary guy?
“Have you done all you can do?
“Are you with me, Mister?”
—apologies to Donald Fagen and Walter Becker
Oh, they would. I understand what you mean, but even if it was a well-known local poli, they’d make sure to shout it from the rooftops that it’s a Republican - in case you didn’t already know.
This guy has had a history of weirdness...I guess he was elected by weirdos from his district.
Thanks for the ping, justiceseeker93
ANOTHER classic example of why...
...Legislatures (state and federal) can be part-time jobs with 1/10th pay, NO retirement, NO perks, NO insurance. Get a job you POS politicians.
...That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness...
ALTER it.
FUWu
A clothing line geared to urban Asian-American community?
Wu, Yo!
I believe that Congress was kind of like that for many, many years from the beginning of the Republic, and some state legislatures are still considered as part-time jobs (in some states, legislative sessions end at a specific date every year, or even every other year (Texas)).
This is an interesting issue, and there are both pros and cons to that system.
Pavel Goberman is a fake Republican. I think he’s really a Green or something.
I didn’t hear about it at the time but apparently Oregon remapped already and made this district a smidge more Republican.
With Frank you got to keep the teenage sons away.
The compromise plan for state legislative districts was already signed into law, but I think that the congressional plan, while already agreed to by legislators, has not yet been adopted formally. But, yes, unless there’s an 11th-hour change, Wu’s OR-01 will be like 2% more Republican than before—it will still lean Democrat, but should be more competitive than before.
Hopefully with the seat open now we can get a decent candidate.
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