A woman has come forward to a San Diego news outlet for the first time to say that she was sexually harassed by Mayor Bob Filner — when Filner was still a congressman.
“He is abusing his power and when he came out and did a DVD saying he is sorry and he had an apology and he would take a harassment class,” the woman told San Diego TV station KGTV in an interview posted Wednesday. “It goes much, much further than that and that’s what made me decide to talk to you about this.”
The woman, who was only shown in silhouette, told KGTV that she lobbied Filner on behalf of California’s Association of Realtors while he was a congressman. KGTV protected her identity because she feared repercussions.
She said that she felt violated when Filner would touch her inappropriately while photos were taken in his office.
“The first time I stood next to him in a photo he kind of rubbed the shoulders and up and down the back,” she said. “It would go to where he would caress on the bottom and up the shoulders.”
Watch the full interview below, courtesy of KGTV:
This post has been updated.
