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Former San Diego Mayor Bob Filner Pleads Guilty to False Imprisonment
Taylor Berman · 10/15/13 02:10PMFormer San Diego mayor Bob Filner pleaded guilty Tuesday morning to three criminal charges related to the sexual harassment allegations that led to his resignation two months ago. Filner admitted committing one felony count of false imprisonment “by violence, fraud, menace, and deceit” and two counts of misdemeanor battery.
San Diego Politics Get Even Weirder: The Public Masturbation Edition
Gabrielle Bluestone · 08/25/13 05:30PMCNN Expert: If Bob Filner Were Ryan Gosling, There'd Be No Problem
Rich Juzwiak · 08/22/13 02:20PMThis just in: Man says something stupid about women.
San Diego Mayor Bob Filner to Resign (Finally)
Camille Dodero · 08/22/13 11:55AMTaylor Berman · 08/21/13 10:22PM
San Diego Mayor Bob Filner, who has been accused of sexual harassment by 18 women, including a great-grandmother and a disabled Iraq war veteran's nurse, reached a settlement with city leaders on Wednesday. The deal will remain confidential until Friday, when it will be presented to the San Diego City Council.
Great-Grandmother Latest to Accuse Bob Filner of Sexual Harassment
Taylor Berman · 08/15/13 05:54PMMayor Bob Filner Returns from Therapy to Find His Office Locks Changed
Cord Jefferson · 08/13/13 04:04PMThings are getting downright silly in the fight to depose San Diego Mayor Bob Filner, who currently stands accused of sexual harassment by more than a dozen women. In order to try and sate his critics, Filner promised to do a two-week stint of "intensive therapy," which he completed on Friday. When Filner got back to his office, however, he discovered that his chief of staff had changed the locks.
Cord Jefferson · 08/09/13 05:23PM
San Diego Mayor Bob Filner has flown the coop from two weeks of therapy designed to help him combat his urge to sexually harass women all the time. Filner was initially scheduled to be in therapy until August 19, but his chief of staff told reporters that the mayor started the program early and is now done.
Another Awful Filner Allegation: He Hit on a Disabled Iraq Vet's Nurse
Cord Jefferson · 08/06/13 08:07PMSan Diego Mayor Bob Filner began two weeks of intensive therapy yesterday in an effort to cure himself of a now infamous tendency to sexually harass practically any woman within grabbing distance. At last count, nine women (at least) had accused Filner of behaving inappropriately with them over the years. Today comes news of yet another harassment charge being leveled against the former 10-term Democratic congressman, and, well, it's a doozy.
Ninth Woman Comes Forward as San Diego Mayor Heads Off to Therapy
Gabrielle Bluestone · 08/04/13 12:06PMBob Filner's Lawyer: Mayor Didn't Know Sexual Harassment Was Wrong
Neetzan Zimmerman · 08/01/13 10:13AMTaylor Berman · 07/30/13 05:34PM
The San Diego City Council will file a lawsuit against San Diego Mayor Bob Filner to recover any money the city has to pay as a result of the sexual harassment lawsuit filed by one of the mayor's former top aides. Filner announced last Friday that he's taking two weeks off to enter an "intensive therapy" program.
San Diego Mayor Heading to Therapy After Sex Harassment Accusations
Cord Jefferson · 07/26/13 03:29PMFollowing sexual harassment accusations from seven different women, Bob Filner, San Diego mayor and a horrible apparition from the "Black Hole Sun Video," said in a press conference today that he will take two weeks off to enter an "intensive therapy" program to try and become a better man and mayor.
Another Former Staffer Is Accusing the San Diego Mayor of Harassment
Gabrielle Bluestone · 07/23/13 09:55PMCord Jefferson · 07/16/13 01:37PM
Less than a week after people began calling for San Diego Mayor Bob Filner's resignation amid vague allegations of sexual harassment, more detailed charges have come to light: "In a City Hall elevator, Filner told a female staffer that women employees would do better 'if they worked without their panties on.'"
San Diego Mayor Asks for "Help" Amid Mysterious Harassment Allegations
Cord Jefferson · 07/11/13 08:42PMSan Diego Mayor Bob Filner, responding to calls for his resignation from former political allies, released a video this afternoon in which in which he apologizes for "[failing] to fully respect the women who work for me and with me" and says he has in the past "intimidated" women. It's the latest shame in what's been a rather difficult week for the city's first Democratic mayor in decades.
Angry Man Screaming 'Jew' at Congressman Is Not a Great Face for Tea Party
Max Read · 01/14/11 04:16AMLast November, Rep. Bob Filner (D - Cali.) was re-elected to Congress. The supporters of Tea Party-backed Republican Nick Popaditch sure were gracious in defeat, though! Except for when they screamed "Jew" at Filner and spat at him.