North Dakota lawmaker expulsion reveals policy problems
JAMES MacPHERSON, Associated Press
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1of5At the state Capitol in Bismarck, North Dakota on 3-4-2021, Rep. Luke Simons, R-Dickinson, speaks to members of the House to plead his case against his expulsion from the chamber due to accusations of workplace harassment and sexual harassment over the course of four years, Thursday, March 4, 2021. The members voted 69-25 to expel Simons from the legislature. (Mike McCleary/The Bismarck Tribune via AP)MIKE MCCLEARY/APShow MoreShow Less
2of5Rep. Emily O Brian, R-Grand Forks, describes her encounters with Rep. Luke Simons, R-Dickinson, during the debate of a resolution to expel Simons from the state Legislature on 3-4-2021 at the state Capitol in Bismarck, North Dakota, Thursday, Mach 4, 2021. Simons was expelled by a 69-25 vote by the House members. (Mike McCleary/The Bismarck Tribune via AP)MIKE MCCLEARY/APShow MoreShow Less
James MacPherson March 05, 2021 - 4:01 PM
BISMARCK, N.D. - After the North Dakota House voted to expel a lawmaker accused of a long pattern of sexually harassing women at the Capitol, attention has turned to a policy that was intended to protect against harassment but may have actually made it harder to stop it.
Legislative leaders vowed Friday to overhaul the policy crafted less than three years ago regarding workplace and sexual harassment at the Capitol, with an eye toward removing a requirement that eventually could make a victimâs identity public, which may have kept some women from coming forward.
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