8 Dec 2017 9:34 pm
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Female aides fretted Rep. Trent Franks (R) wanted to have sex to impregnate them.
Arizona Rep. Trent Franks allegedly made unwanted advances toward female staffers in his office and retaliated against one who rebuffed him, according to House GOP sources with knowledge of a complaint against him.
The allegations, which reached Speaker Paul Ryan and top GOP leaders in recent days, led to Franks' sudden resignation this week.
Franks originally announced that he would resign on Jan. 31, 2018.
But just hours after POLITICO inquired about the allegations, he sped up his resignation and left office Friday.
The sources said Franks approached two female staffers about acting as a potential surrogate for him and his wife, who has struggled with fertility issues for years.
But the aides were concerned that Franks was asking to have sexual relations with them.
It was not clear to the women whether he was asking about impregnating the women through sexual intercourse or in vitro fertilization.
Franks opposes abortion rights as well as procedures that discard embryos.
A former staffer also alleged that Franks tried to persuade a female aide that they were in love by having her read an article that described how a person knows they’re in love with someone, the sources said.
https://www.politico.com/story/2017/12/ ... ate-287808
