Josh shapiro has settled a former employee’s claim she was sexually harassed by a senior aide earlier this year by agreeing to pay her and her lawyers $295,000. Josh shapiro’s office quietly entered into a settlement agreement to resolve allegations of sexual harassment against one of his most trusted senior aides weeks before the staffer resigned, spotlight pa has learned. Josh shapiro left a woman weeping and in shock after threatening her on a phone call in 2018, according to an email the woman sent to state lawmakers in 2023, five years after the alleged conversation. Josh shapiro of pennsylvania, who is on the short list to be kamala harris’s running mate, is facing renewed criticism for his handling of a sexual harassment complaint against a. Josh shapiro’s office paid $295,000 in public money to settle an employee’s complaint that a longtime ally and top aide to shapiro made improper, lewd and sexually charged remarks and that the administration’s handling of the situation forced her out of her job. While previously serving as attorney general, shapiro was at the forefront of combating sexual misconduct in the catholic church
When asked about the issue during a news conference on tuesday, gov Josh shapiro said he hadn’t read broad + liberty’s reporting about it “i didn’t read the story and i’m confident my administration follows all document retention policies,” he said.
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