Boulton Suspends Gubernatorial Campaign Following Sexual Misconduct Claims
With less than two weeks until the June 5 Democratic primary election for governor, candidate Nate Boulton became embroiled in a sexual misconduct scandal Wednesday and three of his five rivals by evening were calling on him to quit the race. Hubbell couldn't attend, and Boulton canceled after word of the allegations came out.
In interviews published May 23 by the Des Moines Register, one woman said Boulton grabbed her rear repeatedly in a bar in 2015, and two others said he, fully clothed, rubbed his erection against them without their consent while they were in law school about a decade ago.
"I want to clearly and unmistakably apologize to the women who have come forward", said Boulton.
"Regardless of the difference in my memory of the context of the situation, it is not my place to disqualify what these women felt at that time or in hindsight", Boulton said. "But I am not going to offer any additional context to this, other than to say if someone's perspective is that it was inappropriate and I crossed a line and I misread a situation in a social setting, I do apologize", he said.
Nurse and union president Cathy Glasson called the reports of Boulton's sexual misconduct "extremely disturbing ..." Nate Boulton announced Thursday that he's leaving the race.
"This kind of behavior, sexual harassment misconduct is not only wrong for our politics, it's wrong for our society in general", candidate John Norris said.
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His biggest supporter has been the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, whose Council 61 represents thousands of state employees in Iowa.
In Iowa, the issue took shape last summer when a jury awarded $2.2 million to a former staffer for Senate Republicans who says she was sacked after reporting verbal harassment in the workplace.
The Republican Party of Iowa called on Boulton to step down as a candidate and as state senator. The state later reached a $1.75 million settlement.
The Democratic gubernatorial candidates are seeking to challenge Gov. Kim Reynolds in November.
Several Democrats in high positions have responded to the allegations.
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