July 31, 1989 - Time Magazine: Congressman Gus Savage accused by a woman Peace Corps volunteer of engaging in sexual misconduct in Zaire
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July 31, 1989 - Time Magazine: Congressman Gus Savage accused by a woman Peace Corps volunteer of engaging in sexual misconduct in Zaire
Congressman Gus Savage accused by a woman Peace Corps volunteer of engaging in sexual misconduct in Zaire
Congressman Gus Savage accused by a woman Peace Corps volunteer of engaging in sexual misconduct in Zaire
Limousine Libertine?
Known throughout his five congressional terms chiefly for his bombast, Democrat Gus Savage of Chicago is in a peck of trouble. He has been accused by a woman Peace Corps volunteer of engaging in sexual misconduct.
On a junket to Zaire last March, Savage found himself in the company of the 28-year-old volunteer, who was assigned to brief him on Peace Corps activities. She says that during a two-hour tour of the night spots of Kinshasa, Zaire's capital city, Savage fondled her in his chauffeur-driven car and asked for sex. "He kept saying, 'That's the way the world works,' " she told the Washington...
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Story Source: Time Magazine
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