Bill Kramer was a Wisconsin State Assembly member and the Majority Leader. He was accused of sexually harassing two women, a lobbyist and a legislative aide, at a D.C. fundraiser in February 2014. When that became public, another woman came forward, reporting to the police that Kramer had assaulted and groped a woman in 2011. While she did not go to police at the time, she had a lawyer send Kramer a letter telling him to stay away from her. She had witnesses to her distress the night of the incident. She said she didn’t come forward at the time to avoid embarrassing herself, her family, and the Republican party.
His party removed him as Majority Leader and called on him to resign but he refused to do so.
In a plea deal, Kramer pled no contest two two counts of misdemeanor assault which meant that he was not required to resign. He was sentenced to five months in jail. He apologized to the woman, claiming he was struggling with alcohol at the time.
- Madison.com: Bill Kramer charged with two counts of sexual assault
- Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: Rep. Bill Kramer sentenced to 5 months in jail for groping incident
- Wisconsin Radio Network: Wisconsin state Rep. Kramer gets 5 months for sexual assault
12 Mar 2014