Male-On-Male Sexual Harassment Claims Becoming More Common
When horseplay gets out of hand, employers face male-on-male sexual harassment claims.
April 30, 2010 at 08:00 PM
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After former U.S. Rep. Eric Massa resigned his seat in Congress in March amid a House ethics panel investigation into allegations he sexually harassed male staff members, he eventually admitted groping a staffer but denied his intent was sexual. Massa described horseplay at his 50th birthday party in a Fox News interview, saying, “Not only did I grope [the staffer], I tickled him until he couldn't breathe.”
Massa, D-N.Y., acknowledged that he may have offended the man, even if his motives weren't sexual. “It doesn't make any difference what my intentions were, it's how it's perceived by the individual who receives that action,” he told commentator Glenn Beck.
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