Politics & Government
Secret Sexual Predators In Texas Politics Revealed: Report
The 'Burn Book of Bad Men' spreadsheet lists 38 men accused of various abuses.

AUSTIN, TX - In the fall of 2016, women working in the Texas statehouse began secretly chronicling various abuses, ranging from sexual harassment to creepy comments. The “Burn Book of Bad Men” spreadsheet currently lists 38 men accused of various abuses. Olivia Messer of The Daily Beast got a look at excerpts from the document this week.
Messer writes that men listed in the spreadsheet include campaign workers, legislative staffers, and lawmakers. Some allegations on the list are recent while others stretch back 20 years. The Daily Beast identifies some of the men, including a current state senator accused of cornering a political reporter in a Capitol hallway and forcibly kissing her outside the House chamber.
Read the full story at The Daily Beast.
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