An internal investigation has been initiated concerning a Nebraska legislator accused of workplace harassment for making sexually explicit remarks directed at one or two fellow state senators.
Today’s announcement of the investigation puts Hastings Republican Steve Halloran under scrutiny.
Despite the Monday night incident on the Senate floor, broadcast statewide, Halloran has chosen not to resign.
During that session, Halloran read sexually graphic passages from a book about rape, inserting the name of a Democratic lawmaker, Senator Michaela Cavanaugh, into the narrative.
“I kneeled before him, Sen. Cavanaugh,” Halloran stated, in reference to the book.
Senator Cavanaugh responded via Twitter, describing Halloran’s words as “gross, disrespectful, and beneath the Nebraska Unicameral.”
The following day, Halloran issued an apology to Senator Michaela Cavanaugh, which she found lacking in sincerity.
Senator Machaela Cavanaugh, from Omaha (D), remarked, “It’s clearly not something we should tolerate.”
Halloran later clarified that he was addressing Michaela Cavanaugh’s brother and lawyer, another legislator, Senator John Cavanaugh. This turn of events has led to an investigation into workplace harassment involving Halloran.
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