July 7, 2023

Yeah, I'm a cynic. If this guy was harassing female staff, he could probably get away with it. Such are the ways of the political world. By the way, he's not a congressman, as reported by the Daily Beast. He's a Florida state representative, one of the Ron DeSantis rubber stamps. Via the Daily Beast:

Rep. Fabian Basabe allegedly slapped 25-year-old former aide Nicolas Frevola on the butt at an elementary school career day event and told him “I want all of that,” according to the complaint. The lawsuit also alleges Basabe slapped Frevola across the face and placed him on paid administrative leave after the incident.

Ex-intern Jacob Cutbirth, 24, claims Basabe “began to physically touch and grope him and to grab at him to try to kiss him” despite demands to stop—weeks before becoming an intern. He says Basabe repeatedly flirted with him in the office and even suggested he break up with his girlfriend to explore “having sex with men,” the lawsuit states. Six weeks into the job, Cutbirth quit.

He is allegedly an "out" gay man, who has a wife and a boyfriend.

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