Scandals and Silence
Democrats don't wanna talk about Jevin ... Katie keeps on vetoing ... And all the kids wanna be Queen Paul.
After news broke Monday that brand new Democratic Rep. Jevin Hodge was accused of sexual assault in college, his fellow Democrats are publicly remaining quiet about the allegations and privately planning for Hodge’s potential departure.
The Republic’s Mary Jo Pitzl broke the story that Hodge, who was appointed to the Legislature less than two months ago, was suspended from George Washington University nearly a decade ago after a hearing board found he violated sexual violence policies. Pitzl corroborated the claims with documents from the university that show the woman reported that Hodge sexually assaulted her in his Washington D.C. apartment in 2015. Hodge denies the claims, and said he stopped sexually pursuing the women after she told him to. The woman said Hodge’s lawyers threatened a defamation lawsuit against her and offered to drop the case if she signed a nondisclosure agreement.
Hodge was widely viewed as a rising star in Democratic circles, until about 6:01 a.m. Monday, when Pitzl’s story dropped.
Now, the Capitol community is waiting on his resignation.
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