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Congressman Blake Farenthold talks with Corpus Chrisiti Army Depot employee, Ross Gonzales, during a meet and greet at Boardwalk Café in Coprus Christi, Texas on NAS Drive Thursday, August 8, 2013. Farenthold was in... Congressman Blake Farenthold talks with Corpus Chrisiti Army Depot employee, Ross Gonzales, during a meet and greet at Boardwalk Café in Coprus Christi, Texas on NAS Drive Thursday, August 8, 2013. Farenthold was in the area to meet with business owners on how the furloughs have affected them and their businesses. (AP Photo/Corpus Christi Caller-Times, Todd Yates) MANDATORY CREDIT; MAGS OUT; TV OUT MORE LESS
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Congressman who told his communications director that she had semen on her skirt and that she “could show her nipples whenever she wanted to” provides formal response to sexual harassment claims.

Rep. Farenthold seems off to a smashing start with his counter-claim to the suggestion that he gave his communications director a standing invitation to show him her nipples. “There was an occasion in which Plaintiff reported to work in a shirt and bra that were made of such flimsy fabric that Plaintiff’s nipples were visible, and that such attire was inappropriate for the Communications Director for a Member of Congress.”

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