DETROIT, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) – Congressman John Conyers has been hospitalized.
His office would not say why the Democrat is in the hospital, but political consultant Sam Riddle told reporters this morning the 88-year-old is suffering from stress.
Allegations of sexual misconduct continue to rise. 77-year-old Deanna Maher of Holland has claimed that Conyers had stripped to “his skivvies” in front of her at a hotel suite 20 years ago, felt her up during a drive to Detroit Metro Airport a year later and during a town hall meeting in 1999. She was Chief of Staff in the Democrat’s Detroit office for a nine-year period and retired in 2015.
Conyers has been in Detroit all week after being accused of sexual harassment by some of his former staffers. As a result of the charges against John Conyers, the U.S. House is taking aim at curbing sexual harassment and misconduct in Congress. A modest bill was passed that requires special training for all representatives and staff members.
WDIV in Detroit reports that Conyers will not resign from Congress, but will not seek re-election next year and retire.
