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his staff. according to these confidential documents which again were obtained by buzzfeed, the congressman repeatedly asked for sexual favors and once asked one of the women to work from his hotel room one evening where she alleges he told her she needed to touch his privates. in another incident he alleges the congressman asked her to stay in his hotel room to cuddle up and ka rasz him before going to bed. this led to a wrongful firing settlement reached in 2015 to one of the women who alleges she was fired for refusing the congressman s advances. it was a $27,000 settlement which was paid directly to her from the congressman s office. now, that s still taxpayer dollars, but importantly here, it s not from the fund that usually handles paying out these settlements within the u.s. treasury. conyers has denied the allegations of sexual misconduct but he does admit the payments. in a statement conyers says quote, my office resolved
having used dollars from his congressional office to settle the claim. he s now the target of a house ethics investigation. the latest from washington. reporter: cnn has not independently confirmed these allegations but according to buzzfeed, congressman conyers has a series of accusations and complaints filed in 2014 against him by former unnamed women on his staff. according to these confidential documents which again were obtained by buzzfeed, the congressman repeatedly asked for sexual favors and once asked one of the women to work from his hotel room one evening where she alleges he told her she needed to touch his privates. in another incident she alleges the congressman asked her to stay in his hotel room to just cuddle up and caress him before going to bed. now, this led to a wrongful firing settlement, reached in 2015 to one of the women who alleges she was fired for refusing the congressman s advances. it was a $27,000 settlement
wrongful firing settlement in 2015 to one woman who says she was fired for refusing the congressman s advances. a $27,000 settlement paid out directly to her from the congressman s office. using taxpayer money but not from the funds used to handle settlements inside the u.s. treasury. cnn has not independently confirmed the allegations. conyers today expressly and vehemently denied the allegations of sexual misconduct but acknowledged a payment was made by his office to the accuser. quote, my office resolved the allegations with an express denial of liability, conyers says, in order to save all involved from the rigors of protracted little gags. calls on capitol hill today from members of his own party, including house minority party leader nancy pelosi for an ethics investigation. i just heard about the congressman conyers issue. these allegations are extremely serious and must be dealt with in a serious manner.
serving member of the house. confidential documents obtained by buzzfeed show a series of accusations and complaints filed in 2014 against the michigan democrat by former unnamed women on his staff alleging the congressman repeatedly asked for sexual favors and once asked her to work from his hotel room one evening where she alleges he told her she need today touch his private parts. in another incident she alleges the congressman asked her to stay in his hotel room to just cuddle up with me and caress me before you go. the complaint leading to a wrongful firing settlement in 2015 to one woman who alleges she was fired for refusing the congressman s advances, a $27,000 settlement paid out directly to her from the congressman s office. still using taxpayer money but not from the fund set up to handle settlements within the u.s. treasury. cnn has not independently confirmed the allegations or seen the documents involved.