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Now that we have 7 accusers the narrative in the MSM is insinuating that there is no need for due process. The sheer volume of accusers is enough to demand Mayor Filner resign. But we have to just take a minute to look at each case and allegation on its own merit and when you do that you will see that there is not much here but there are potential political motives that should be examined.
1:Irene McCormack Jackson
Vice President of External Relations for the San Diego Unified Port District and worked for the Port Authority for 9 years. The Port has been a bastion of corrupt GOP political maneuvering for decades.
She started working at the Port District in November 2003 and held roles like Director and Assistant Vice President.
Prior to working for the Port District, McCormack spent 25 years as a journalist, working as a newsroom manager, reporter and assistant metro editor for The San Diego Union-Tribune. Her specialty according to her zoominfo profile was government, politics and public safety.
Here is a very telling excerpt from a State of California Lands Commission where the Port is applying for a development permit.
ACTING COMMISSIONER GORDON: Yeah. So am I to understand that you did not request the waiver, that the Coastal Commission granted it on their own behest?
MS. McCORMACK: Yes. We went and we were going to -- we filed a coastal development permit and they said it was a waiver.
MR. BRIGGS: That's not true. ok so....
Why did Corey Briggs think she is such a credible witness now when he knew her firsthand to say things that are not true as shown in this transcript?
Allegation
McCormack filed a lawsuit with attorney Gloria Allred.
McCormack claims in her lawsuit filed in San Diego Superior Court Filner put her in the Filner headlock and made off-color remarks.
In February, she contends he allegedly put her in a headlock while they rode an elevator with a police officer who was adjusting his handcuffs, prompting him to tell her, "You know what I would like to do with those handcuffs?" (interesting to note the comment was in front of an armed police officer). On another elevator ride, Filner allegedly said, "Wouldn't it be great if you took off your panties and worked without them on?"
The lawsuit also claims Filner asked McCormack to marry him.
Civil litigation just filed
No claim ever filed with the DFEH. CORRECTION: McCormack filed to get a right-to-sue letter from DFEH which is mandatory in order to file a lawsuit. But of course it will take time for DFEH to actually investigate the claim which would allow the statute of limitations to run out on the case. At any rate the DFEH claim can be filed online and was only just filed so there has been no verification of the veracity of the claims.
UPDATE July 31, 2013: Per Don Bauder's recent article No known witnesses yet in Jackson lawsuit, says Filner's lawyer
Filner denies her accusations, which lawyer says are unverified
"Mayor Robert Filner's attorney Harvey Berger "mentions that McCormack Jackson filed an unverified lawsuit, not a verified one. That is, McCormack Jackson did not sign the complaint. Her lawyer did. Thus, allegations could change. "I am currently not aware of any witnesses supporting the plaintiff's specific allegations," said Berger, noting that Filner denies them."
This is an important fact. At this point the plaintiff has not signed under penalty of perjury that the allegations are true.
2: Morgan Rose
Psychologist who works in the San Diego Unified School District.
Runs a non-profit: America’s Angel Campaign
Allegation
Rose contends that in 2009 she and her team met Democratic congressman Filner, to bring her non-profit initiative to him. Filner allegedly called her house to request a private meeting to figure out “who in the hell” she is.
They met at a restaurant near his office in San Diego. Rose contends that at some point Filner began staring at her stating “your eyes have bewitched me.”
She claims that Filner repeatedly tried to kiss her four separate times the restaurant.
“He tried to move my face towards his to kiss me on the mouth,” Rose told KPBS that she said she asked him to stop so they could continue discussing important matters, but Filner said he wouldn’t stop until she kissed him.
No Civil litigation filed
No claim ever filed with the DFEH.
Statute of Limitations passed
3: Laura Fink
Laura Fink runs a political consulting firm, and was a deputy campaign manager for Filner at a 2005 San Diego fundraising event.
Fink worked for Filner from 2004 to 2006.
Don Bauder said this in a recent blog about Laura's background:
"One of my contributors found this: in a biography of Laura Fink by the NGS (Next Generation of Service), there is a discussion of how Fink works for Congresswoman Susan Davis. Then there is this: "Other roles include fiscal fundraising, communications, and event responsibilities for prominent campaigns such as Hillary Clinton for President, Bob Filner for Congress (D, CA-51), Todd Gloria for City Council [emphasis mine], and Marty Block for State Assembly."
Fink also currently has a photo on her Facebook page where she is proudly standing next to Bill Clinton, the most infamous sexual harasser in U.S. political history in 2008.
Allegation
Fink told KPBS that Filner patted her on the butt 8 years ago while she was a deputy campaign manager for him at a 2005 San Diego fundraising event.
She said this to KPBS:
“One of the attendees at the party was giving me credit and saying I had done a wonderful job, and that I had worked my tush off for him and that he should appreciate my efforts,” ...... “I was standing next to him, and he turned to me and he said, ‘Turn around.’ … And so I turned around, and he proceeded to take his hand and pat me on my posterior and laugh and say, ‘No, it’s still there.’”
Fink said a few days later, she documented the incident and sent an email to Filner and his chief of staff asking for an apology,
Fink said Filner did apologize saying, "I'm sorry." .
The statute of limitations has long passed to make any official claims but Fink called the sheriff's hotline to report the event.
No Civil litigation filed
No claim ever filed with the DFEH.
Statute of Limitations passed
4: Veronica Froman
Froman became Jerry Sander's chief operating officer in 2005. She left the job in June, 2007, in the midst of the Sunroad scandal.
Froman was also senior vice president of General Atomics. Don Bauder reported at that point she was dating Republican mega-donor Linden Blue, Vice Chairman of General Atomics, a big player in building killer Predator drones. According to Matt Potter in the SD Reader The two then married.
Allegation
Veronica Froman, claims Filner once blocked the door in front of her after a meeting and stroked her face while asking if she was in a relationship.
No Civil litigation filed
No claim ever filed with the DFEH.
Statute of Limitations passed
Bauder also states in his article in regards to the non-filed allegations:
"Berger noted that alleged activities related by women who have come forward following McCormack Jackson's complaint "were committed years ago, not while Mayor Filner was in his present role, and such claims would be barred by the statute of limitations...It is highly unlikely that any of these witnesses will be allowed to testify to such remote and alleged incidents in this pending lawsuit." He also noted that "many of the alleged statements and behaviors are not even employment related, and therefore not legally sexual harassment.""
Obviously there are a few more accusers to look at, but let's start with these.....
More to come....
Please come join the campaign to demand Due Process for Filner. There is far too much at stake.
The campaign to oust Filner strangely began as early as April-May of 2013
The developer behind the recall effort
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jul/28/50185/
Now that we have 7 accusers the narrative in the MSM is insinuating that there is no need for due process. The sheer volume of accusers is enough to demand Mayor Filner resign. But we have to just take a minute to look at each case and allegation on its own merit and when you do that you will see that there is not much here but there are potential political motives that should be examined.
1:Irene McCormack Jackson
Vice President of External Relations for the San Diego Unified Port District and worked for the Port Authority for 9 years. The Port has been a bastion of corrupt GOP political maneuvering for decades.
She started working at the Port District in November 2003 and held roles like Director and Assistant Vice President.
Prior to working for the Port District, McCormack spent 25 years as a journalist, working as a newsroom manager, reporter and assistant metro editor for The San Diego Union-Tribune. Her specialty according to her zoominfo profile was government, politics and public safety.
Here is a very telling excerpt from a State of California Lands Commission where the Port is applying for a development permit.
ACTING COMMISSIONER GORDON: Yeah. So am I to understand that you did not request the waiver, that the Coastal Commission granted it on their own behest?
MS. McCORMACK: Yes. We went and we were going to -- we filed a coastal development permit and they said it was a waiver.
MR. BRIGGS: That's not true. ok so....
Why did Corey Briggs think she is such a credible witness now when he knew her firsthand to say things that are not true as shown in this transcript?
Allegation
McCormack filed a lawsuit with attorney Gloria Allred.
McCormack claims in her lawsuit filed in San Diego Superior Court Filner put her in the Filner headlock and made off-color remarks.
In February, she contends he allegedly put her in a headlock while they rode an elevator with a police officer who was adjusting his handcuffs, prompting him to tell her, "You know what I would like to do with those handcuffs?" (interesting to note the comment was in front of an armed police officer). On another elevator ride, Filner allegedly said, "Wouldn't it be great if you took off your panties and worked without them on?"
The lawsuit also claims Filner asked McCormack to marry him.
Civil litigation just filed
No claim ever filed with the DFEH. CORRECTION: McCormack filed to get a right-to-sue letter from DFEH which is mandatory in order to file a lawsuit. But of course it will take time for DFEH to actually investigate the claim which would allow the statute of limitations to run out on the case. At any rate the DFEH claim can be filed online and was only just filed so there has been no verification of the veracity of the claims.
UPDATE July 31, 2013: Per Don Bauder's recent article No known witnesses yet in Jackson lawsuit, says Filner's lawyer
Filner denies her accusations, which lawyer says are unverified
"Mayor Robert Filner's attorney Harvey Berger "mentions that McCormack Jackson filed an unverified lawsuit, not a verified one. That is, McCormack Jackson did not sign the complaint. Her lawyer did. Thus, allegations could change. "I am currently not aware of any witnesses supporting the plaintiff's specific allegations," said Berger, noting that Filner denies them."
This is an important fact. At this point the plaintiff has not signed under penalty of perjury that the allegations are true.
2: Morgan Rose
Psychologist who works in the San Diego Unified School District.
Runs a non-profit: America’s Angel Campaign
Allegation
Rose contends that in 2009 she and her team met Democratic congressman Filner, to bring her non-profit initiative to him. Filner allegedly called her house to request a private meeting to figure out “who in the hell” she is.
They met at a restaurant near his office in San Diego. Rose contends that at some point Filner began staring at her stating “your eyes have bewitched me.”
She claims that Filner repeatedly tried to kiss her four separate times the restaurant.
“He tried to move my face towards his to kiss me on the mouth,” Rose told KPBS that she said she asked him to stop so they could continue discussing important matters, but Filner said he wouldn’t stop until she kissed him.
No Civil litigation filed
No claim ever filed with the DFEH.
Statute of Limitations passed
3: Laura Fink
Laura Fink runs a political consulting firm, and was a deputy campaign manager for Filner at a 2005 San Diego fundraising event.
Fink worked for Filner from 2004 to 2006.
Don Bauder said this in a recent blog about Laura's background:
"One of my contributors found this: in a biography of Laura Fink by the NGS (Next Generation of Service), there is a discussion of how Fink works for Congresswoman Susan Davis. Then there is this: "Other roles include fiscal fundraising, communications, and event responsibilities for prominent campaigns such as Hillary Clinton for President, Bob Filner for Congress (D, CA-51), Todd Gloria for City Council [emphasis mine], and Marty Block for State Assembly."
Fink also currently has a photo on her Facebook page where she is proudly standing next to Bill Clinton, the most infamous sexual harasser in U.S. political history in 2008.
Allegation
Fink told KPBS that Filner patted her on the butt 8 years ago while she was a deputy campaign manager for him at a 2005 San Diego fundraising event.
She said this to KPBS:
“One of the attendees at the party was giving me credit and saying I had done a wonderful job, and that I had worked my tush off for him and that he should appreciate my efforts,” ...... “I was standing next to him, and he turned to me and he said, ‘Turn around.’ … And so I turned around, and he proceeded to take his hand and pat me on my posterior and laugh and say, ‘No, it’s still there.’”
Fink said a few days later, she documented the incident and sent an email to Filner and his chief of staff asking for an apology,
Fink said Filner did apologize saying, "I'm sorry." .
The statute of limitations has long passed to make any official claims but Fink called the sheriff's hotline to report the event.
No Civil litigation filed
No claim ever filed with the DFEH.
Statute of Limitations passed
4: Veronica Froman
Froman became Jerry Sander's chief operating officer in 2005. She left the job in June, 2007, in the midst of the Sunroad scandal.
Froman was also senior vice president of General Atomics. Don Bauder reported at that point she was dating Republican mega-donor Linden Blue, Vice Chairman of General Atomics, a big player in building killer Predator drones. According to Matt Potter in the SD Reader The two then married.
Allegation
Veronica Froman, claims Filner once blocked the door in front of her after a meeting and stroked her face while asking if she was in a relationship.
No Civil litigation filed
No claim ever filed with the DFEH.
Statute of Limitations passed
Bauder also states in his article in regards to the non-filed allegations:
"Berger noted that alleged activities related by women who have come forward following McCormack Jackson's complaint "were committed years ago, not while Mayor Filner was in his present role, and such claims would be barred by the statute of limitations...It is highly unlikely that any of these witnesses will be allowed to testify to such remote and alleged incidents in this pending lawsuit." He also noted that "many of the alleged statements and behaviors are not even employment related, and therefore not legally sexual harassment.""
Obviously there are a few more accusers to look at, but let's start with these.....
More to come....
Please come join the campaign to demand Due Process for Filner. There is far too much at stake.
The campaign to oust Filner strangely began as early as April-May of 2013
The developer behind the recall effort
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jul/28/50185/