John Conyers accuser breaks her silence: He ‘violated my body, he has touched me in different ways’

Marion Brown, who worked as Conyers’ deputy chief of staff from 2003-2014, spoke on the “Today” show Thursday morning in her first public remarks about her time in Conyers’ office. Brown’s case was the one detailed by Buzzfeed in a report earlier this month, but her identity was not revealed. The terms of Brown’s settlement kept her from speaking out originally, but on Thursday, she said Conyers continually propositioned her for sex.

“It was sexual harassment, violating my body, propositioning me, inviting me [to a] hotel with the guise of discussing business and then propositioning me for sex,” she said. “He’s just violated my body, he has touched me in different ways and it was very uncomfortable and very unprofessional”

Brown said she reported it to her boss, but nothing ever came of her report.

“There was a time I reported to who was the chief of staff at that time in Detroit and he was my boss,” she said.

“He said he would talk to the congressman about it. He didn’t challenge me in disbelief, he said he would talk to the congressman about his behavior and then I didn’t see any change because it continued after that.”

Conyers is facing harassment claims from multiple women and has stepped down from his role as the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee while the investigation takes place.

Conyers has not returned to Washington since the allegations broke. Local news in Detroit reported Thursday morning he’s entered a local hospital for a stress-related illness.

On Wednesday, the influential Congressional Black Caucus — of which Conyers is a co-founder — decided against calling on him to resign. Only two House Democrats — both women — have called on Conyers to step down.