Politics
Hoover, Other Legislators Drop Lawsuit Against Sexual Harassment Accuser
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The legislators sued a former communications staffer for the Republican House Caucus for allegedly disclosing details of a secret sexual harassment settlement.
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Rep. Jeff Hoover’s Accuser Asks Court To Dismiss His Lawsuit Against Her
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Marissa Espinosa is fighting Rep. Jeff Hoover’s claim that she improperly divulged details of a secret sexual harassment settlement.
Former Legislator: Allegation That I Saw Rep. Hoover Acting Inappropriately Isn’t True
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In a demand letter, a former House staffer said another legislator witnessed Rep. Jeff Hoover and the woman interact and complained about it. The legislator told KyCIR that wasn’t true.
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Demand Letter Shows Rep. Hoover’s Accuser Alleged Groping, Coercion From Start Of Scandal
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Our investigation found that the legislative commission that looked into Rep. Jeff Hoover’s alleged ethics violations knew about the woman’s claims of unwanted touching, but didn’t publicly discuss them or seriously investigate the veracity of the claim.
Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission
Rep. Jeff Hoover’s Lawyer Seeks To Depose Former Staffer About Assault Allegations
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A lawyer representing the accuser says she will appeal to a higher court to stop the deposition from taking place.
David Osborne
Kentucky Legislative Leaders Respond To Sexual Harassment, Assault Allegations
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House Speaker David Osborne said in a statement that he “takes all allegations of a hostile work environment seriously.”
Former Ky. Representative Resigns After Allegation Of Sexual Remark
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Former Rep. Brad Montell’s name was not associated with the sexual harassment scandal until KyCIR reported on the contents of the deposition. The woman said Montell made a sexually suggestive remark when she asked him to donate to a candidate she was working for.
Jeff Hoover
Kentucky Dems, GOP Respond To Sexual Harassment, Assault Allegations
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The Kentucky Democratic Party is calling for Republican state Reps. Jeff Hoover and Michael Meredith to resign in the wake of an investigation published Tuesday detailing testimony by a former staffer alleging sexual harassment by the lawmakers. The woman alleged that Hoover sexually assaulted her more than 50 times, and that Meredith screamed vulgar comments at her. The woman, identified in some court records as Jane Doe, made the allegations in a sealed deposition obtained by the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting and Kentucky Public Radio. In the 270-page document, the woman alleged that Hoover repeatedly groped her without her consent throughout her employment with the House Republican Caucus between 2015 and 2017.
Government
Former Staffer Alleges Sexual Assault, ‘Nearly Daily Touching’ By Ky. Rep. Jeff Hoover In Sealed Deposition
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Hoover, the former Speaker of the House, has said he exchanged inappropriate texts but denied any sexual contact. The staffer said under oath that Hoover sexually assaulted her.
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Family, Friends Gather At Heart Of Fire Church To Remember Rep. Dan Johnson
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As friends and family gathered at the Heart of Fire Church in Louisville’s Fern Creek neighborhood, the front lawn became a parking lot to accommodate hundreds of Johnson’s mourners, many of whom rode in on motorcycles.