New Allegations of Harassment in City Hall

Mayor's chief of staff subject of civil rights complaint.

Mayor Charlie Hales and chief of staff Gail Shibley in January 2013
By AARON MESH

A staffer in Mayor Charlie Hales' office has filed a state civil rights complaint alleging that the mayor's chief of staff, Gail Shibley, pressured him into revealing that he is HIV-positive and then verbally harassed him because of his illness.

In a complaint filed Jan. 14 with the state Bureau of Labor and Industries, the staffer says Shibley called him a "skank" and said his previous boss, former Mayor Sam Adams, was also a "skank." Read the full WW story.

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