Lobbyists Targeted In Duvall Sex-Tape Scandal

[Kadie]

Oct 14, 2009 12:13 pm US/Pacific
Lobbyists Targeted In Duvall Sex-Tape Scandal


SACRAMENTO (AP) ― California's campaign watchdog agency is being asked to investigate two lobbyists caught up in a sex scandal involving a former state assemblyman.

Common Cause filed a complaint Wednesday with the state Fair Political Practices Commission. It alleges the two women broke state lobbying laws by engaging in an inappropriate relationship with Republican Assemblyman Mike Duvall, who resigned last month.

Duvall was caught on videotape during a break in a committee hearing this summer boasting -- in explicit detail -- about sexual escapades with two lobbyists. The 54-year-old married father of two has been a champion of family values.

Derek Cressman, the western states regional director for Common Cause, says state lobbying laws forbid lobbyists from placing elected officials in a situation where they feel obligated to act a certain way.


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