House leaders were aware a month ago that an aide to Rep. Eric Massa (D-N.Y.) had accused the freshman Democrat of acting inappropriately toward him.
The incident, which was described only as a situation where a member of Massa’s staff was made to feel uncomfortable, was relayed on Feb. 8 by a Massa staff member to the staff of House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), according to Hoyer’s office.
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