Shapiro Claims He Didn’t Know About Sexual Abuse Allegations

By Todd Shepherd

Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) is now claiming that after his Secretary of Legislative Affairs had been accused by a subordinate of sexual misconduct and harassment in the workplace in 2023, he did not find out about either the accusations or the resulting investigation until “months after” the events.

The new revelation, stemming from a statement made by Shapiro’s spokesperson to the New York Times, raises a fresh set of questions, especially given that the governor met with a number of female state senators soon after news of the scandal broke to reassure them that his office took workplace sexual harassment seriously.

Two Republican state senators reacted to the new line of defense with astonishment, essentially saying the argument was hard if not impossible to believe. Meanwhile, a request for comment was not returned from numerous female Democratic senators who had expressed concern with Shapiro’s office had handled the issue.

The original matter dates back to the earliest weeks of the Shapiro administration — nearly all of February and the first week of March 2023.

At that time, a young woman went to work in the Governor’s Office of Legislative Affairs, headed up by Shapiro’s long-time ally, Mike Vereb, a Republican. Shapiro’s administration was just being formed, so new offices were coming together, new working relationships were being formed.

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Todd Shepherd is Broad + Liberty’s chief investigative reporter. Send him tips at tshepherd@broadandliberty.com, or use his encrypted email at shepherdreports@protonmail.com. @shepherdreports