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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
3/18/2019
Headline: Butler County state legislator resigns following accusations of sexual assault
Link: https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-local/2019/03/18/Butler-County-state-legislator-resigns-following-accusations-of-sexual-assault/stories/201903180127
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Last week, the woman filed a formal complaint with an attorney representing the GOP Caucus and its members on the Ethics Committee, which has the power to recommend various sanctions, up to removing someone from the House.
The woman wrote in her complaint that she went to a Harrisburg bar with a friend in October 2015, believes she had less than two drinks and then “was in a state of blackout.”
She wrote that she woke up in Ellis’ bed the next morning, naked and in pain. When she confronted Ellis, he told her they had sex, and she believes was raped, according to her complaint.
The Inquirer and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette do not identify victims of alleged sexual assaults unless they wish to be named. The woman works in state government but not directly for Ellis.
This time, the woman was heard and believed!
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