TX-SEN: Top 'Democrat for Cruz' Accused of Sexual Harassment [View all]
A more explosive case arose more than two decades later, when Palomarezs chief of staff at the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce claimed she was subjected to discrimination on the basis of their gender, sexual harassment, and a generally hostile work environment, in a lawsuit against the business advocacy group. Her complaint alleged that under Palomarez, then the organizations president and CEO, she had suffered remarks about her appearance and clothing in the presence of other employees, as well as inappropriate, unwanted, and unconsented to touching.
The suit also raised the aides concern that Palomarez used to deliberately play into and perpetuate rumors the two of them were having an affair through his handsy and flirtatious behavior. She also accused him of referring to her and other female workers as fucking bitch.
The former chief of staff also shared with the Times an email, which she sent to a friend describing an incident in which Palomarez expressed an interest in being with her and attempted to kiss her. The woman and the chamber agreed to drop the matter in 2019, court records show.
Palomarez resigned his role at the chamber but denied the allegations, and told the Times that they represented a kind of political reprisal for his cordial relations with former President Donald Trump. But he also filed a lawsuit against a Dallas businesswoman and chamber board chair, claiming she conspired with his chief of staff and other women to besmirch his reputation after he terminated a relationship with her.
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