On Friday, San Diego's Mayor Bob Filner resigned after the San Diego City Council approved a settlement agreement with Mayor Bob Filner in a 7-0 vote following a 90-minute closed-door meeting.
“As part of that deal, the city will provide a joint legal defense with the mayor of claims against him by city employees, volunteers or contractors, but the city reserves the right to seek reimbursement for any damages it suffers. Filner also will be permitted to hire his own lawyer, with the city capping expenses for outside counsel at $98,000, according to the city attorney.”
Since Bob Filner is facing much more than sexual harassment charges, having Bob Filner resign as mayor of San Diego and come to legal defense cap of $98,000 appears to be a good deal for the city.
“The deal between the city and the mayor stemmed from a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by Irene McCormack Jackson, the mayor's ex-communications director. Her lawyer, Los Angeles-based Gloria Allred, said Thursday that her client's portion of the litigation has not been settled.”
As of now, Bob Filner has not been officially charged in
regard to the sexual harassment cases. However, Bob Filner, who is a
70-year-old former Democratic congressman, is still being investigated by the
state Attorney General’s office.
“After the mayor's resignation was announced, a spokesman for state Attorney General Kamala Harris told several news agencies that a criminal investigation of Filner was underway.”
While no specific details in regard to the criminal
investigation are being provided by the sheriff’s department, a hotline for
women has been opened to report any sexual harassment cases in regard to Bob
Filner.
So far, a total of 18 women have publicly accused Bob Filner of sexual
harassment but the sheriff's department does not reveal how many women have
called the hotline.
