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July 29, 2013

San Diego Mayor Enters Treatment Program, Refuses Calls for Resignation 
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San Diego Mayor Bob Filner has announced he is entering two weeks of
behavior therapy in response to multiple allegations of sexual
harassment. Seven women have now come forward in the past two weeks to
accuse Filner of inappropriate conduct. Filner has refused calls to step
down, and on Friday said he is seeking help.

San Diego Mayor Bob Filner: "Beginning on August 5th, I will be entering
a behavior consulting — counseling clinic to undergo two weeks of
intensive therapy. So when I return on August 19th, my focus will be on
making sure that I am doing right by the city in terms of being the best
mayor I can be and the best person I must be."

Two of Filner's top aides have resigned since the scandal broke. The San
Diego police have set up a hotline specifically to field complaints from
his alleged victims. Filner's party, the San Diego County Democrats,
voted last week for him to resign.

 

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