WEBVTT THIS NOW MEANS THE SEXUALHARASSMENT CASE IS NOW CLOSED.SHE CLAIMED THAT SHE WAS FIREDON THE SAME DAY THAT YOU FILE ACOMPLAINT ABOUT MEANT THE SENATEREPUBLICAN CAUCUS.A POLK COUNTY JURY AWARDED HER$2.2 MILLION.>> IT IS A REAL BLACK EYE FORTHE STATE OF IOWA.IN THE EVENT TODAY THE IOWAAPPEALS BOARD APPROVED ASETTLEMENT FOR LESS, ONEMILLION, $50,000 TO ANDERSON AND700,000 FOR ATTORNEY'S FEES.STATE TREASURER MICHAELFITZGERALD WHO SERVES ON THEBOARD IS UPSET THAT TAXPAYERSWILL FOOT THE BILL.>> I AM APPALLED AND OUTRAGEDTHAT A BIT -- THE BEST DEAL THESTATE CAN GET IT TO PAY OUT$1.75 MILLION FOR THISUNACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOR.CYNTHIA: THE DEMOCRAT HASCRITICIZED THE REPUBLICANGOVERNOR FOR NOT ASKING SENATEMAJORITY LEADER BILL DIX TO STEPDOWN, BUT KIM REYNOLDS MAINTAINSTHE STATE HAS A ZERO TOLERANCEPOLICY.>> SEXUAL-HARASSMENT IS NOT TOBE TOLERATED AND I HAVE BEENEXTREMELY CLEAR ABOUT THAT.NO ONE, NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TOWORK IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT ISNOT SAFE.CYNTHIA: THE STATE AUDITOR VOTEDFOR THE SETTLEMENT.>> HARASSMENT AND DISCRIMINATIONIS INTOLERABLE TO READ WE ARESERVANTS OF THE PUBLIC SO EVERYACTION WE TAKE SHOULD BE
Iowa Senate GOP official: Harassment investigation is done
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Updated: 3:02 PM CST Nov 12, 2017
A top official for Senate Republicans in the Iowa Legislature says an investigation into alleged sexual harassment within the office is complete, but there will be no report about it and no information will be shared with the public. Ed Failor, senior aide to Senate Majority Leader Bill Dix, told The Associated Press on Friday the office has completed an internal investigation into allegations of sexual harassment highlighted during a trial this year involving a former staffer. Failor says additional information cannot be shared publicly because it's a personnel issue. Dix, a Shell Rock Republican, had indicated previously that a process for investigating harassment issues within the office was ongoing. But it's never been clear how that would be conducted and what information, if any, would be shared with the public.(Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)
DES MOINES, Iowa — A top official for Senate Republicans in the Iowa Legislature says an investigation into alleged sexual harassment within the office is complete, but there will be no report about it and no information will be shared with the public.
Ed Failor, senior aide to Senate Majority Leader Bill Dix, told The Associated Press on Friday the office has completed an internal investigation into allegations of sexual harassment highlighted during a trial this year involving a former staffer.
Failor says additional information cannot be shared publicly because it's a personnel issue.
Dix, a Shell Rock Republican, had indicated previously that a process for investigating harassment issues within the office was ongoing. But it's never been clear how that would be conducted and what information, if any, would be shared with the public.
(Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)
