Florida State Representative Hit With EEOC Complaints by Workers Who Sued Him for Harassment

The former intern and legislative aide for State Rep. Fabian Basabe have filed formal complaints with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, asking the agency to investigate their allegations the Miami Beach Republican sexually harassed them.

The complaints by Jacob Cutbirth, 24, and Nicolas Frevola, 25, repeat the allegations made in a lawsuit the pair filed earlier in state court this month. They say Basabe, 45, made repeated lewd sexual comments and made unwanted advances.

Basabe denies sexually harassing members of his staff and calls the allegations “ridiculous.”

The EEOC, along with the Florida Commission on Human Relations, will review the allegations made by Cutbirth, the former intern, and Frevola, Basabe’s legislative aide, and either decide to file their own lawsuit against Basabe or grant Cutbirth and Frevola the right to sue in federal court.

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