As more sexual harassment allegations emerge, elected leaders join call for Bocanegra´s immediate resignation
(WorldNews Politics)

Assemblyman Raul Bocanegra, who has now been accused by seven women of sexual harassment, said this week that he will not seek re-election when his term is up in about 10 months. But there is a growing chorus of fellow elected leaders who say they want him gone sooner than that. Councilwoman Nury Martinez, a longtime political ally and personal friend of Bocanegra’s, was among the first group of elected officials to publicly call for his immediate resignation. “Raul Bocanegra has been a friend and ally, but I am saddened, disappointed, and angered by allegations that he harassed several women,� Martinez said in an emailed statement. She said those who have been on the...