State Rep. Jeremy Durham sexually harassed at least 22 women between 2012 and 2016, states an investigative report prepared by Attorney General Herb Slatery's office.
The Ad Hoc Select Committee that House Speaker Beth Harwell appointed in February released the report this afternoon, after a judge yesterday denied Durham a preliminary injunction to halt its release.
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