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Newspaper Report: Allegations Of Sexual Harassment By Mayoral Candidate Amanda Barge

Amanda Barge announced in January she was officially planning to challenge John Hamilton for mayor. (Alex Eady, WFIU/WTIU News)
Amanda Barge announced in January she was officially planning to challenge John Hamilton for mayor. (Alex Eady, WFIU/WTIU News)

Amanda Barge is challenging John Hamilton in Bloomington’s Democratic mayoral primary. Barge has been involved in the community in a number of positions. She’s currently a Monroe County Commissioner.

Allegations published in today’s edition of the Indiana Daily Student claim that Barge sexually harassed a contractor who was working for the county.

The Indiana Daily Student, acting on a tip, has been working on this story for a couple months.

Editor Matt Rasnic joins me now.

Matt, In your story you interview Brandon Drake who is the one making the allegations. How were he and Barge connected?

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Sara Wittmeyer is the News Bureau Chief for WFIU and WTIU. Sara has more than two decades of journalism experience. She led the creation of the converged WFIU/WTIU Newsroom in 2010 and previously served with KBIA at the University of Missouri, WNKU at Northern Kentucky University in Highland Heights, KY, and at WCPO News in Cincinnati.