Gov. Josh Shapiro’s office quietly settled sexual harassment allegation against top aide

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Gov. Josh Shapiro’s office quietly settled sexual harassment allegation against top aide
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against one of his most trusted senior aides weeks before the staffer resigned, Spotlight PA has learned.

The agreement has effectively created a wall of secrecy around the allegations against Mike Vereb, one of Shapiro’s most trusted staffers, and how the administration handled them. Verebsigned by Vereb’s accuser — obtained by Spotlight PA and other news organizations — began circulating in the Capitol.

Republicans — led by state Senate President Pro Tempore Kim Ward of Westmoreland County, the first woman to hold that leadership role — have questioned the timing of Vereb’s resignation, noting that it occurred months after the woman first leveled the harassment accusations. Details about how the administration responded to the allegations, and any investigations that followed, remain fuzzy.

Both ex-staffers said they were told that the EEO office was going to retrieve and review their emails and text messages. She alleged specific instances — in some cases, witnessed by others in the governor’s office — in which Vereb acted or spoke inappropriately. She also alleged Vereb discussed having a sexual relationship with her.

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