Sexual Harassment Isn’t The Only Reason You Will Be Freaked Out By This Guy
While the Republicans in the Tennessee state legislature have been busy passing anti-LGBT legislation, they’ve also been dealing with charges of sexual harassment against a former Majority Whip. Representative Jeremy Durham stepped down from his leadership position in January after an investigation by The Tennessean found he had sent inappropriate messages, among other things, to multiple women over a few years.
Sexual harassment by a politician is nothing new in America. But the punishment the legislature has handed Durham after the Tennessee Attorney General’s report is rather strange. The Speaker of the Tennessee House Beth Harwell decided the following:
[s]he is moving Rep. Jeremy Durham’s office to the ground floor of a building across the street and that his access to committee rooms and the House chamber will be limited to when meetings are taking place.
Essentially, Durham’s inappropriateness is so awful it has gotten him a quarantine from the women in the state House offices. No word on the women in the building where his office is being moved.
And make no mistake, this is one creepy fella. The Attorney General of Tennessee stated Durham “may pose a continuing risk to unsuspecting women.” Hard to get more black-and-white than that. But wait, there’s more.
This isn’t the first time Durham has found himself on the wrong side of what most people would consider normal behavior. In 2013, he dodged a grand jury indictment for prescription drug fraud. And solidifying his status as super creepy, in 2014 he wrote “a letter on House stationery on behalf of a former pastor who pleaded guilty to child porn possession and statutory rape of a 16-year-old parishioner.” Because, you know, Jesus and stuff. So weird.
In all fairness, the GOP leadership in Tennessee have asked him to step down. Considering the mounting evidence against him, they really have no choice at this point. But as for now, he’s still seeking re-election in November, sexual harassment charges be damned.
So in this strange election year of creepy political candidates, Jeremy Durham is certainly making a run for the creepiest. Way to shine, weirdo!
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