A FORMER STATE REPRESENTATIVE WHO LOST HIS LEGISLATIVE SEAT AFTER HE WAS ACCUSED OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT HAS FILED A DEFAMATION LAWSUIT. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS THAT CARL TRUJILLO CLAIMS THE ALLEGATIONS WERE PART OF A PLOT TO KNOCK HIM OUT OF THE RACE.
AMONG THOSE BEING SUED IS LAURA BONAR, AN OFFICIAL WITH ANIMAL PROTECTION VOTERS OF NEW MEXICO. LAST MAY BONAR ACCUSED TRUJILLO OF PROPOSITIONING HER AND TOUCHING HER INAPPROPRIATELY. THE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS THAT TRUJILLO IS SEEKING COMPENSATORY AND PUNITIVE DAMAGES.
