As Accusations Stack Up, A Look at the Onerous Process of Reporting Sexual Abuse on Capitol Hill
by mail@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) from Democracy Now! on (#397KH)
What happens to a member of Congress when someone dares to come forward to report wrongdoing? As Senator Al Franken returned to Congress in the face of allegations from four women that he had groped or inappropriately touched them, and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said she spoke to and believed one of the women who has accused Michigan Congressman John Conyers of sexual harassment, we speak with Alexis Ronickher, an attorney who has represented multiple congressional staffers pursuing harassment claims through Congress's Office of Compliance.