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House reveals three secret sexual harassment claim settlements

By Kelly Cohen
Published December 19, 2017 10:40pm ET
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House reveals three secret sexual harassment claim settlements
Rep. Gregg Harper, R-Miss., who chairs the House Administration Committee, said the House of Representatives had secretly paid more than $100,000 in three sexual harassment claim settlements between 2008 and 2012. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) | Manuel Balce Ceneta

The House of Representatives revealed Tuesday that it secretly paid more than $100,000 in three sexual harassment claim settlements between 2008 and 2012.

Rep. Gregg Harper, R-Miss., revealed the new figures from the Office of Compliance as part of his committee’s ongoing review sexual harassment claims on Capitol Hill.

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