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babylonsister

(171,029 posts)
Sun Sep 30, 2018, 07:44 AM Sep 2018

Kavanaugh Accuser Faced Own Misconduct Charges

Makes me wonder who is actually being investigated.

https://politicalwire.com/2018/09/29/kavanaugh-accuser-faced-own-miscondcut-charges/

Kavanaugh Accuser Faced Own Misconduct Charges
September 29, 2018 at 11:05 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard


“Julie Swetnick, one of the women accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct, faced allegations of her own misconduct during a short stint at a Portland tech company 18 years ago,” the Oregonian reports.

In the suit, Webtrends alleged Swetnick claimed to have graduated from Johns Hopkins University but the company said it subsequently learned the school had no record of her attendance.”

“The suit also alleges Swetnick ‘engaged in unwelcome, sexually offensive conduct’ while at Webtrends and ‘made false and retaliatory allegations that other co-workers had engaged in inappropriate conduct toward her.’”
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Kavanaugh Accuser Faced Own Misconduct Charges (Original Post) babylonsister Sep 2018 OP
WTF???!!?? secondwind Sep 2018 #1
sigh... Dennis Donovan Sep 2018 #2
I understand the suit was summarily dismissed Jersey Devil Sep 2018 #3
The Oregonian? manor321 Sep 2018 #4
sounds like SHE was too 'sensative' to boys being boys. pansypoo53219 Sep 2018 #5
Bullshit! jcmaine72 Sep 2018 #6
There's that "alleged" word again. KY_EnviroGuy Sep 2018 #7
Swetnick was but one of many women crazytown Sep 2018 #8
And? You really expect that story to be corroborated? LisaL Sep 2018 #9
I wonder what percentage of FBI agents are women? rgbecker Sep 2018 #11
All bullshit for headlines. rzemanfl Sep 2018 #10

Jersey Devil

(9,873 posts)
3. I understand the suit was summarily dismissed
Sun Sep 30, 2018, 08:00 AM
Sep 2018

It was a suit by her employer in retribution to complains Swetnick made about the company.

 

manor321

(3,344 posts)
4. The Oregonian?
Sun Sep 30, 2018, 08:04 AM
Sep 2018

The source is the Oregonian. What do we know about this publication? It looks like it almost never endorsed a Democrat for president. Avenatti says in the Oregonian article:

The lawsuit was dismissed shortly after it was filed late in 2000, court documents show. In emails to The Oregonian/OregonLive, Avenatti called the allegations against his client, "Completely bogus."

"This lawsuit never had any merit as evidenced by how quickly it was dismissed," Avenatti wrote. "It was originally filed in retaliation for my client making claims against the company."


The article also says there was a restraining order against Swetnick. Wasn't that debunked?

Here is the article:
https://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2018/09/julie_swetnick_one_of_kavanaug.html

crazytown

(7,277 posts)
8. Swetnick was but one of many women
Sun Sep 30, 2018, 08:11 AM
Sep 2018

who attended those parties. No doubt the FBI will interview some of the others.

rgbecker

(4,817 posts)
11. I wonder what percentage of FBI agents are women?
Sun Sep 30, 2018, 08:28 AM
Sep 2018

FBI may one of the most good ol' boy clubs in the US government...right up there with the Marines.

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