By Ben Giles | Arizona Capitol Times
Arizona Rep. Michelle Ugenti-Rita, R-Scottsdale, said she’s been sexually harassed at the state Capitol since her first year in office.
Ugenti posted an account to Facebook and Twitter Thursday of the “unwanted sexual advances and lewd and suggestive comments regarding my body and appearance from male colleagues” she’s dealt with since her election to the House of Representatives in 2010.
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“As the behavior became more aggressive and brazen, I could no longer ignore what was happening because being at the Capitol and interacting with some of my peers became uncomfortable and intimidating as I established myself in this new role,” Ugenti-Rita wrote. “Starting out in any industry puts one in a vulnerable position and these behaviors exploited and took advantage of my lack of familiarity with the dynamic I was in.”
