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(Washington,
D.C.) College
Republican National Chair Scott Stewart could have a bright
future in politics. But if two former employees and an intern for the Republican
Party have their way, it could be with Bill Clinton and the
Democrats.
Three
women have alleged in signed affidavits that Mr. Stewart
sexually harassed them and misused College Republican funds in
his capacity as College Republican National Chairman.
| Gorski claims Stewart constantly complained of a
disease from which he suffered and complained that his, “penis
continuously burned or was in pain.” |
Jenny
Gorski served as office manager under Scott Stewart. In her signed affidavit Gorski claims Stewart promoted a
“hostile environment of sexual harassment” in the CRNC
office. Her affidavit listed several off-color sexual remarks made by
Stewart. For
example, Gorski claims Stewart constantly complained of a
disease from which he suffered and complained that his, “penis
continuously burned or was in pain.”
She said Scott even commented on the small size of his
genitalia.
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Scott
Stewart (r) canvasses for votes at a Yale Swim Team event.
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Gorski
continued, citing comments Scott Stewart allegedly made, that he
prefers his “female employees to wear skirts, rather than
pants, so I can look at their legs.”
Gorski’s
affidavit also stated that in her capacity as office manager she
observed several occasions where Mr. Stewart misused CRNC funds.
One such occasion involved using College Republican funds
to purchase a personal plane ticket. Other incidents involved paying for lodging and cellular
telephone bills of friends with College Republican funds.
One
alleged incident even may have violated Minnesota campaign
finance law.
Stewart
apparently authorized the CRNC to pay for delivery services for
the CRNC’s treasurer’s personal campaign for Minnesota state
representative.
The
second woman to come forward with complaints in an affidavit,
Kathleen Kirst, served as an intern for Stewart and the
CRNC. She described the office as a “soap opera.”
She claimed explicit e-mails were posted on the bulletin
board and offensive screen savers were displayed on office
computers. One such
message was “Scott sucked in bed.”
Kirst
also claimed in her affidavit that Stewart and an unknown male
had conversations comparing the size of their genitalia. She also described the atmosphere in the CRNC office as
hostile and where sexual harassment of women was “condoned and
promoted.”
The
third woman, Youmna Salameh worked for the Republicans Abroad,
which is located in the same building as the CRNC.
Salameh claimed that Stewart inappropriately touched
several females including herself.
On one occasion Scott Stewart allegedly touched her hips,
waist and legs while sitting next to Salameh at a Republican
event.
These
affidavits and other evidence were presented earlier this year
at the New Orleans College Republican Convention in an attempt
to oust Chairman Stewart. The
effort failed to get the needed votes to remove him.
The
women then took their complaints to the Republican National
Committee which is currently conducting its own investigation. A decision on this matter by the RNC is expected shortly.
These
allegations may be true or they may be false, but one thing is
for sure--Bill Clinton may have some competition in the coming
years. And we all
know how far Bill Clinton got
in politics. He got the top job.
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