Great-grandmother accuses Bob Filner of sexual harassment

Two more women have come forward with allegations against the San Diego mayor

Published August 15, 2013 7:53PM (EDT)

An employee of the city of San Diego -- who is also a great-grandmother -- has come forward and accused Bob Filner of sexual harassment, joining more than a dozen other women who have made allegations against the mayor.

The woman claims she was a "victim of continuous inappropriate sexual advances by the Mayor while trying to do her job at City Hall," according to 10News.com. A news conference is scheduled for Thursday with her attorney, Gloria Allred, though the press release on the allegations did not say whether or not she would sue.

Earlier Thursday, a fifteenth woman came forward with sexual harassment allegations against Filner. Kathryn Vaughn, an attorney, told KFMB that the incident occurred more than a decade ago. "He came up to me and I had a very uncomfortable moment with him. And at the time, I froze and looked around for my husband and there were a lot of other people in the room," said Vaughn.

"He made an inappropriate movement on my body, yes," she added.

 


By Jillian Rayfield

Jillian Rayfield is an Assistant News Editor for Salon, focusing on politics. Follow her on Twitter at @jillrayfield or email her at jrayfield@salon.com.

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