LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A Louisville lawmaker was given a public reprimand and ordered to pay $2,000 to end a sexual harassment probe.
Several women accused Rep. Daniel Grossberg of sexual harassment, claiming he sent inappropriate text messages about their appearance and reached out to them late at night.
Members of the state's Democratic party, including Gov. Andy Beshear, called for his resignation after the allegations, which Grossberg denied, surfaced.
Monday, the Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission said the parties agreed there may have been enough evidence for a hearing and reached a settlement. The agreement means the ethics complaints have been dropped.
Grossberg agreed to two separate $1,000 fines, a public reprimand and is currently in counseling.
Other lawmakers continue to call for his resignation. In a statement on Monday, Democratic leadership called on Grossberg "to resign from his seat in the Kentucky House of Representatives."
"No elected official is entitled to use their position in ways that undermine the public trust," the statement from House Democratic Floor Leader Pamela Stevenson, House Democratic Caucus Chair Lindsey Burke and House Democratic Caucus Whip Joshua Watkins continued.
The Kentucky Democratic Party also called for his resignation. In a statement, the KDP said Grossberg is "unfit to serve and should resign immediately."
The party also urged Republican leaders to strip Grossberg of all committee assignments.
Despite the calls for his resignation, Grossberg is seeking reelection.
In response to the allegations, Senate Bill 143 was introduced Friday by Louisville Sen. Cassie Chambers Armstrong. If passed, SB 143 would add sexual harassment by legislators and legislative agents to the Kentucky General Assembly's code of ethics.
In a news release, Chambers Armstrong said the General Assembly's ethics code currently "does not clearly define such conduct as ethical misconduct within the legislative branch," a gap the bill would close.
The bill would include sexual harassment as ethical misconduct and applies to "inappropriate conduct by legislators, legislative staff, and other employees of the legislative branch." It would also provide workplace protections and "aligns legislative standards with civil rights protections under Kentucky and federal law."
To read more about SB 143, click here.
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