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December 14, 2017      4:59 PM

Paxton staffer resigns following social media comments on sexual harassment

Andrew Leonie had posted on social media: "Aren't you also tired of all the pathetic 'me too' victim claims?"

The resignation of Andrew Leonie, a top lawyer in the Office of the Attorney General, comes after Lauren McGaughy reported in the Dallas Morning News:

At 2:40 a.m. on Wednesday, Associate Deputy Attorney General Andrew D. Leonie posted the following on Facebook: "Aren't you also tired of all the pathetic 'me too' victim claims? If every woman is a 'victim', so is every man. If everyone is a victim, no one is. Victim means nothing anymore."

"Me Too" refers to the growing movement of women, and sometimes also men, who've come forward with stories of sexual harassment and assault.

Paxton’s spokesman this afternoon, Marc Rylander, said “The views he expressed on social media do not reflect our values. The OAG is committed to promoting and maintaining a workplace that is free from discrimination and harassment.”

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