San Diego Mayor Bob Filner, who has been accused of making lewd comments and unwanted advances toward women, is being sued by a former aide.
SAN DIEGO — San Diego Mayor Bob Filner, under growing pressure to resign over allegations of making lewd comments and unwanted advances toward women, was accused of sexual harassment on Monday in a lawsuit filed against him and the city by a former aide.
The suit was brought by the mayor's former director of communications, Irene McCormack Jackson, whose complaint quotes Filner as telling her last month in her office, "When are you going to get naked? Come on and give me a kiss."
The 11-page suit, seeking unspecified damages, was filed in San Diego County Superior Court.
Filner's representatives could not be immediately reached for comment on the lawsuit.
The mayor, a Democrat and former member of Congress, has recently acknowledged inappropriate behavior toward female staff members but has indicated he would not resign.
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The suit was brought by the mayor's former director of communications, Irene McCormack Jackson, whose complaint quotes Filner as telling her last month in her office, "When are you going to get naked? Come on and give me a kiss."
The 11-page suit, seeking unspecified damages, was filed in San Diego County Superior Court.
Filner's representatives could not be immediately reached for comment on the lawsuit.
The mayor, a Democrat and former member of Congress, has recently acknowledged inappropriate behavior toward female staff members but has indicated he would not resign.