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‘MeToo’ Hits Maine Legislature

‘MeToo’ Hits Maine Legislature

"One legislator told me point-blank, 'If you ever need a place to stay, you're more than welcome to sit on my lap'," said former Democratic Maine state Representative Diane Russell, who is running for governor, according to the Associated Press. A labor lobbyist, Sarah Bigney, testified that a former state senator groped her and that she "had to change her outfit after catching a legislator staring at her chest," according to the Associated Press, as published in the Bangor Daily News.

"One legislator told me point-blank, 'If you ever need a place to stay, you're more than welcome to sit on my lap'," said former Democratic Maine state Representative Diane Russell, who is running for governor, according to the Associated Press. A labor lobbyist, Sarah Bigney, testified that a former state senator groped her and that she "had to change her outfit after catching a legislator staring at her chest," according to the Associated Press, as published in the Bangor Daily News.…