• How a Pa. lawmaker accused of sexual harassment in 2019 remained in office until last week

    7 days ago - By The Morning Call

    The Delaware County lawmaker who resigned from the Pennsylvania House Thursday amid sexual harassment allegations was warned by top House Democrats more than three years ago that he needed to change his behavior.
    When House Democrats first learned in 2019 that a lobbyist had accused state Rep. Mike Zabel of sexually harassing her, then-House Minority Leader Frank Dermody told Zabel he needed to get his alcohol use under control - the lawmaker reportedly had been drinking during the alleged incident - and complete sexual harassment training, according to sources familiar with the...
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