After rule change, senator says she’s been sexually harassed

January 15, 2019

Collins Parker,

By BEN NADLER

ATLANTA (AP) – A Georgia state senator has announced from the Senate floor that she has recently been sexually harassed.

Sen. Renee Unterman of Buford said Tuesday that she hadn’t seen sexual harassment in her previous 29 years as an elected official but had been a victim “in the last couple of weeks.”

Unterman’s comments came in response to the state Senate changing its rules Monday to limit the amount of time accusers have to report allegations against senators and their staffs to two years.

The move was part of a package of rule changes taken up on the first day of the 2019 session.

Unterman simultaneously praised Gov. Brian Kemp for issuing an executive order standardizing sexual harassment reporting processes across state agencies and mandating increased training.

Unterman did not say who harassed her.