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    'I Failed To Protect Her': Congresswoman Apologizes For Alleged Abuse Within Office

    Rep. Elizabeth Esty, D-Conn., vowed to do better following reports she allowed her chief of staff to keep his position for months after being informed he had abused another staffer.
    by Amy Held Mar 30, 2018 2 minutes
    Rep. Elizabeth Esty, D-Conn., photographed earlier this month in Washington, D.C., apologized Thursday for failing to protect a former staffer who accused another ex-employee of abuse within Esty's Capitol Hill office.

    Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty has been outspoken about ending sexual harassment, especially within the confines of Congress, and yet she conceded on Thursday that she failed to protect her own staff and provide a "safe and respectful work environment."

    The Democrat from Connecticut for "failure to see what was going on" following reports her former chief of staff was

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