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California #MeToo Advocate Cristina Garcia Hit with New Claims of Misconduct
Monterey Herald ^

Posted on 02/15/2018 4:34:54 PM PST by nickcarraway

California Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia, a vocal leader of the #MeToo movement, faces fresh allegations of misconduct, including frequent discussions about sex and alcohol consumption at her Capitol office.

San Diego lawyer Dan Gilleon filed a formal complaint Wednesday with the Legislature detailing the allegations on behalf of four anonymous former Garcia employees.

The complainants allege Garcia, a Los Angeles-area Democrat, regularly talked in front of the staff about her sexual activity, including with other members of the Legislature. They also allege Garcia drank alcohol while doing official Assembly business and pressured staff to drink with her at the office or at bars.

Garcia, in a Facebook post, said she will address each of the issues individually once an investigation has been completed. But she said the claims don’t square with the atmosphere she worked to create.

“I am confident I have consistently treated my staff fairly and respectfully,” she wrote.

Ashley Labar, Garcia’s chief of staff, said she has “never seen the member engage in the behavior listed in the letter by Mr. Gilleon.”

Garcia took a leave of absence last week when it was revealed she is being investigated for allegedly groping Daniel Fierro in 2014, when he worked for a different legislator. News of the investigation marked a stunning twist in the California Legislature’s widening sexual harassment scandal that first broke open last fall and prompted two assemblymen to resign.

A joint legislative committee convened in January in response to

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: california; cristinagarcia; danielfierro; metoo

1 posted on 02/15/2018 4:34:54 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

Poor people


2 posted on 02/15/2018 4:40:24 PM PST by HiTech RedNeck (Tryin' hard to win the No-Bull Prize.)
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To: nickcarraway

El hypocrito


3 posted on 02/15/2018 4:44:56 PM PST by Doogle (( USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand....never store a threat you should have eliminated)))
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To: nickcarraway

Is she gonna resign?

Rob Porter was forced out for far less.


4 posted on 02/15/2018 5:22:51 PM PST by goldstategop ((In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Forever))
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To: HiTech RedNeck
discussions about sex and alcohol consumption...

Ya gotta watch out for that sex consumption...

5 posted on 02/15/2018 5:23:12 PM PST by maine-iac7 ( Christian is as Christian does mt-h)
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To: Doogle

El projectile vomito!


6 posted on 02/15/2018 5:37:08 PM PST by Zarro (Dead Cruz, the Slimy Ooze. Hat tip: DoughtyOne and Pray All Day)
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To: nickcarraway

May the Lord forgive me for delighting in seeing this hypocrite getting her just desserts.


7 posted on 02/15/2018 5:40:00 PM PST by Bigg Red (Francis is a Nincompope.)
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To: nickcarraway

Soon to be the newest objective apple presenter on CNN.


8 posted on 02/15/2018 6:46:21 PM PST by Some Fat Guy in L.A. (Still bitterly clinging to rational thought despite it's unfashionability)
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re: “California #MeToo Advocate Cristina Garcia Hit with New Claims of Misconduct”

So Christina Garcia agrees with “’pound’ me too”??
I guess she agreed with it?


9 posted on 02/15/2018 6:57:37 PM PST by Terry L Smith (.)
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To: nickcarraway

Thank you for sparing us the photos!


10 posted on 02/15/2018 8:57:42 PM PST by monkeyshine
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To: nickcarraway
Nancy Pelosi's daughter claims 'rapists' are in California state Capitol
http://triblive.com/usworld/world/13016984-74/nancy-pelosis-daughter-claims-rapists-are-in-california-state-capitol
11 posted on 02/15/2018 11:47:13 PM PST by Libloather (Trivial Pursuit question - name the first female to lose TWO presidential elections!)
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“Was that wrong? Because if anyone had ever told me that this sort of thing is FROWNED UPON...”

12 posted on 02/16/2018 12:05:57 AM PST by Yaelle
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Virtue signaling convinces the left of its own unimpeachable morals. When push comes to shove, it rejects guilt for any of its wrongdoing and attributes such allegations to conspiracy theories. -- How Democrats Suppressed the #MeToo Movement in the Party | FrontPage | April 27, 2018 | Daniel Greenfield

13 posted on 04/29/2018 8:08:33 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (www.tapatalk.com/groups/godsgravesglyphs/, forum.darwincentral.org, www.gopbriefingroom.com)
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