John Conyers, 88, repeatedly touched aide at White House jazz concert – according to suit by woman who feared lawmaker's 'brawler' wife who called her 'his whore'
By Geoff Earle, Deputy U.s. Political Editor For Dailymail.com
"..According to a claim filed by his former D.C. scheduler, Conyers rubbed her neck in her cubicle, and also according to claim, she was experiencing extreme discomfort that evening due to his repeated attempts to touch her and get her to go to his Washington, D.C., home after the program.
According to a federal court filing by the former aide, the married Conyers repeatedly tried to touch, massage, and corner the plaintiff.
Conyers made five attempts on a single day in 2016 to 'coerce' her to come to his home, according to her legal filing, which was later withdrawn.
The House Ethics Committee on Tuesday began an inquiry into Conyers after a report that his office paid $27,000 to settle a case with
another accuser, from his taxpayer-funded office allowance.
The day in question, in April of last year, Conyers invited the woman to attend a White House event with him that evening...
The aide says that on the day of the April 29 event, Conyers 'cornered' her in the office kitchen about coming to his house.
While driving to the White House, the woman rode in the back of the car with Conyers, who 'continually made attempts to hold her hand and make inappropriate comments under his breath, again requesting that Plaintiff come home with him,' according to the suit.
At the event, she was seated next to Conyers, who 'continued to touch her against her wishes the entire evening.'
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She also cited the congressman's wife as part of her claim that the office was a 'hostile work environment.'
She cited as fact that 'Monica Conyers is a known brawler and that she felt threatened anytime Mrs. Conyers was scheduled to be in Washington, DC.'
Monica Conyers pled guilty to bribery charges and served time in federal prison.
She claims that Conyers' wife, Monica Ann Conyers, who filed for divorce in 2014, cited her own hiring as a cause of action. The woman also says Monica Conyers told other staff: 'What's good about him hiring his whore.'
The woman says she shared her concerns with a former Conyers staffer who replied: 'You are his type ... we've always had the same type.'