A top adviser on Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign is accused of forcibly kissing a female subordinate after the 2016 Democratic National Convention, according to a Politico report published Wednesday. The adviser, Robert Becker, served as a deputy national field director and oversaw Sanders’ campaign efforts in Iowa, Michigan, California and New York. At a Philadelphia restaurant where campaign staffers had gathered to mark the end of Sanders’ bid for the presidency, the 50-year-old Becker allegedly grabbed a woman in her 20s by her wrists. Yet Sanders’ main campaign committee denounced his alleged actions and said he would not be part of any future work. The women described a hyper-masculine atmosphere on the campaign trail where female staffers were belittled and sexualized, with attempts to correct the situation ignored.

Source: Huffington Post January 10, 2019 15:19 UTC