On Capitol Hill, few name names on sexual harassment

Capitol Hill is facing a reckoning over sexual harassment, but hardly anyone wants to name names.

Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) became the first current lawmaker to be accused of sexual misconduct last week when a Los Angeles radio news anchor said that he had forcibly kissed and groped her during a USO tour in 2006.

But perhaps tellingly, the woman who came forward with the allegations, Leeann Tweeden, is not a member of the Capitol Hill community.

In the House and Senate, lawmakers and staffers alike say sexual harassment is a common problem that makes Congress no different from other industries roiled in recent weeks by documented cases of harassment and even assault.

Yet in a workplace where relationships are transactional and staff are expected to put their bosses first, victims have not put names forward.

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