Another woman accused Conyers of sexual harassment

Another woman alleged Rep. John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.) sexually harassed her, BuzzFeed News reported Tuesday.

A former scheduler for the congressman alleged that in 2016 he rubbed her shoulders, kissed her forehead and attempted to hold her hand. The woman attempted to file a sealed lawsuit against Conyers in February, but abandoned it the next month, according to BuzzFeed.

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A Conyers spokesman told the news outlet that the former staffer “voluntarily decided to drop her case.”

BuzzFeed reported Monday that several others accused Conyers of sexual harassment, and that Conyers settled a wrongful dismissal complaint in 2015 with a former employee who alleged he fired her because she would not “succumb to [his] sexual advances.”

Other staffers alleged that he made requests for sexual favors, inappropriately touched staffers and used congressional resources to transport women that they believed he was having affairs with at the time.

Conyers on Tuesday issued a statement “vehemently” denying the initial harassment allegations, but acknowledged the existence of the settlement.

The House Ethics Committee said Tuesday it has begun an investigation into the allegations.

Conyers, the longest-serving member of the House, said he will “fully cooperate” with the investigation.