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Rape claim against governor campaign worker settles for $1M

by Associated Press
| May 16, 2020 12:06 AM

A lawsuit brought by a state employee alleging that a fellow worker on the campaign of Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy raped her has been settled for $1 million, her lawyers said Friday, wrapping up a case that reinforced perceptions of misogyny in state politics and led to a legislative investigation.

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