The lawyer for the two women confirmed that allegations were lodged in early February against Republican state Rep. Nick Miccarelli, as first reported by The Philadelphia Inquirer and The Caucus newspaper. The state official described Miccarelli to the newspapers as controlling and claimed he kicked, pinched and hit her, including at legislative events they attended together. She said in the House complaint that she did go to police with concerns Miccarelli may have tried to use potentially embarrassing information against her, the papers said. “These allegations are alarming, and if true, cannot and will not be tolerated in our caucus, in the House, or anywhere,” House Republican leaders wrote in a statement released Wednesday evening. “As I have said before, this is not acceptable anywhere, especially in our state capitol.”

Source: National Post March 01, 2018 00:19 UTC