Ethics panel reveals it’s conducted 20 sexual misconduct investigations into lawmakers since 2017
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The House Ethics Committee conducted 20 sexual misconduct investigations into lawmakers since 2017.
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The House Ethics Committee revealed it conducted 20 investigations into allegations of sexual misconduct by members of the House since 2017. This information came in a rare, lengthy public statement from the panel on Monday. The committee also released a list detailing 28 total publicly-disclosed matters involving alleged sexual misconduct by members, with 15 of those occurring since 2017. This disclosure provides insight into the frequency of such allegations within the legislative body.
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The House Ethics Committee revealed it conducted 20 sexual misconduct investigations and released a list of 28 publicly-disclosed matters.
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