Mike Vereb, the accused aide, resigned three weeks after the settlement was signed. The case is a particularly fraught issue for Shapiro, who casts himself as a champion for sexual abuse survivors.
paid $295,000 to settle a sexual harassment complaint made against one of his most trusted senior aides, according to legal documents released Friday.
Though, he added: “Complainants and defendants often settle litigation for reasons not related to the validity of the underlying facts and claims,” Shapiro’s spokesperson, Manuel Bonder, said in a statement Friday. “Cases frequently settle solely so that parties can avoid the tremendous expense of litigation, including the time, resources, and costs to litigate a case for a protracted period.”
The settlement was paid using taxpayer dollars, including approximately $45,000 from the Governor’s Office, according to administration officials. The rest was paid using the state’s employee liability insurance program,
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