A Senate probe found Lucido sexually harassed women. The Republican falsely claims he was exonerated

State Sen. Peter Lucido (R-Shelby Twp.) lost his position chairing the Senate Advice and Consent Committee after a Senate Business Office investigation released Thursday determined accusations of sexual harassment were deemed “credible” and the incidents in question “more likely than not” occurred.

Investigators wrote in their report: “Lucido’s conduct ‘demonstrates an unfortunate pattern of behavior’ that requires ‘little to no interpretation to be understood as inappropriate workplace behavior,”’ according to a memo from the Senate Business Office.

In January, Lucido made sexist comments at Michigan Advance reporter Allison Donahue, which kicked off the probe. Lucido initially gave a brief apology on Twitter shortly after that incident. Donahue’s story inspired other women to come forward with their accounts of harassment by Lucido, including state Sen. Mallory McMorrow (D-Royal Oak) and Melissa Osborn of the Michigan Credit Union League.

But Lucido now maintains in a statement issued Friday morning that he hasn’t “sexually harassed anyone.”

Read more: https://www.michiganadvance.com/2020/03/06/a-senate-probe-found-lucido-sexually-harassed-women-the-republican-falsely-claims-he-was-exonerated/