Report: Center for American Progress Retaliated Against Employees Who Reported Harassment

Founded by John Podesta, now run by his second, Neera Tanden.

Via Free Beacon:

The Clinton-aligned think tank Center for American Progress (CAP) struggled to deal with sexual harassment in its ranks, according to current and former staffers, with two employees alleging they were retaliated against for reporting their harasser.

BuzzFeed News, citing documents and interviews conducted with 19 current and former staffers, broke the news Monday that former CAP manager Benton Strong was accused by two women of sexual harassment before he left the organization to work at the Seattle mayor’s office. According to one woman, Strong sent her text messages asking to perform oral sex on her, repeatedly suggesting they meet up at one of their apartments, and asking “whether white women or black women were better at giving blow jobs.”

That woman, who asked to be referred to as Mary, initially remained silent, given Strong was set to leave CAP in a few weeks anyway. But upon hearing other women in the office were “increasingly uncomfortable” with his behavior, she filed a complaint with HR.

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