Report: Massa Groped Three Male Staffers

Before he resigned from office, former Rep. Eric Massa was reportedly under investigation for allegedly groping three male staffers, as well as incidents of improper conduct with interns and aides. The southwestern New York Congressman has said he stepped down for a number of reasons including his health, his "salty" language, and because Democratic leaders had launched a conspiracy to force him from the House before the healthcare vote. White House officials have called those allegations "ridiculous."

Three sources familiar with the probe told the Washington Post that allegations against the first-term politician go back at least a year and center around "a pattern of behavior and physical harassment." Politico reports that one of the incidents involving Massa occurred while he and an aide were on a fundraising trip in San Francisco.

The news broke just hours before Massa—who has purportedly become a "conservative media hero" for insulting White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel and making allegations about a Democratic conspiracy—is scheduled to appear on Glenn Beck's Fox TV show at 5 p.m. and Larry King's CNN show at 9 p.m. By resigning from his seat, Massa has put himself "outside the reach of the ethics committee," Politico notes.

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By Ben Muessig in News on March 9, 2010 5:11 PM

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Jackie Curtis

ASS

Papercutninja

isn't there an old saying for politicians?

Never get caught with a dead girl or a live boy"

Poppa

I have a friend who interns (soon-to-be interned ) at his office. She couldn't say much, but when I asked if his conduct went beyond dirty jokes, she sure didn't shake her head no.

Greenpoint60

improper conduct with interns

Under 18 boys? Thats jail bait Congressman Massa

Kelles

No, Massa. Sure nuff,Massa, Why dis berry curious sarcumstance, pon my word

NannyState

He quit, blaming Sen. Larry Craig for all his stalled legislation.

bdot

I loves me some Massa and Orly Taitz!

rcltrh

Tomorrow's news: "I only let him put his penis in my mouth a few times and it was just for fun, nothing sexual or anything. You guys are making more out of this than it really was. I mean we were all bachelors trying to kill some time while we were in that overpriced DC apartment."

Spirit of 76

Wow, the conservatives are really in big trouble when they consider complete scumbuckets like this a hero. We're not talking minor differences in opinion, but all-out sleaze. And it's amazing how they consider homosexuality to be deviant, except when it's practiced by one of their own.

hunter.blatherer

Massa is not only (probably) queer, he voted against health care because he was for single payer. So this seems more like selling the conservatives enough rope to hang themselves.