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Title: Complaint Says Jesse Jackson Sexual Harassed Gay Former Employee
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Christian Law Journal
URL Source: http://www.christianlawjournal.com/ ... n-sexual-harassed-gay-employee
Published: Sep 16, 2011
Author: Editor Staff
Post Date: 2011-11-06 20:53:04 by Murron
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Views: 9022
Comments: 24
Complaint Says Jesse Jackson Sexual Harassed Gay Former Employee FILED SEPT. 16th, 2011 2 of 10 docs. Complaint Says Jesse Jackson Sexual Harassed Gay Former Employee A gay former employee of Rev. Jesse Jackson’s Rainbow Push Coalition, claims he was sexually harassed by the Jackson, forced to clean up after Jackson’s sexual escapades with women in hotel rooms. Tommy R. Bennett, sued the Rainbow Push Coalition and Jesse Jackson Sr. in Cook County Court, alleging that the discrimination against him began “almost immediately” after he was hired, because of his sexual orientation. Bennett worked for Rainbow Push and Jackson from July 2007-December 2009, beginning as National Director of Community Affairs and later as Jackson’s personal travel assistant, according to the complaint. In the 10-page complaint, Bennett says he was “subjected to humiliating tasks” and was made to “escort women to his room after work hours and clean up his room after sexual intercourse with women.” “It was well known Ms. Holder was a mistress of Rev. Jackson,” says the complaint. “As Rev. Jackson’s travel assistant, Mr. Bennett had been to Ms. Holder’s apartment with Rev. Jackson and was told to wait in the car while he went into her apartment. On several occasions, Mr. Bennett was instructed by Rev. Jackson to escort Ms. Holder to Rev. Jackson’s hotel room at the Hilton at Chicago O’Hare airport.” Late in 2008, Bennett says, he was accused “by the Chairman of the Board, Martin King, of faxing a letter to the Jackson family from Kinkos at 2 a.m. informing them of the affair between Rev. Jackson and Ms. Holder,” however “[a]fter Rainbow Push did a thorough investigation of the letter, they found out that the letter came from Judge Vanessa Hobson, who was another mistress of Rev. Jackson.” Bennett also alleged that Jackson called him to his room multiple times while dressed in his underwear. During one such call, “Rev. Jackson was wearing white brief underwear and instructed Mr. Bennett to apply the cream [for a rash] on his inner thigh.” Bennett refused this request and Jackson got irate and called him a “little motherf__ker.” Bennett gave other instances in which he claimed Jackson invited him to perform oral sex. Jackson was ordained a Baptist minister in 1968 even though he did not have a theological degree. In 1990, Chicago Theological Seminary awarded him an honorary theological degree, and also awarded Jackson a Master of Divinity. Written by: Editorial Staff on September 25, 2011.
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#2. To: Murron, *Crime and Corruption* (#0)
That sounds about right. "Rev-Rund" is just a old-fashioned way of saying "Community Organizer". The only thing that shocks me about this is he was able to find lawyers in Chicago willing to take his case after the Illinois Dept of Human Affairs refused to do anything about it. JJ is bulletproof in Illinois. The chances of them finding a judge that isn't going to dismiss the case and put a seal on it are pretty slim because judges are political creatures,and these are Illinois judges. Has anybody EVER heard of an organization like that never taking the case when it was a black man complaining about abuse of power and sexual harassment? Not only that,but the law firm they work for it going to become a target. Especially if they aren't black and/or the law firm isn't a majority-owned black law firm. Never mind the Race Card,they are going to be playing the whole damn Race Deck. BTW,am I the only one wondering what kind of cruise JJ Jr was on when he met and became "A hole buddies",so to speak,with this guy?
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Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/LatestIn 1990, Chicago Theological Seminary awarded him an honorary theological degree, and also awarded Jackson a Master of Divinity.
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