Judge denies motion to delay sexual harassment case surrounding NC Democratic Party

RALEIGH– A Wake County judge denied the defense’s motion to stay discovery until after the November election in the court case surrounding the sexual harassment scandal within the state’s Democratic party.

Now, attorneys for both sides can continue investigating former staffer Adrian Ortega’s accusation of sexual harassment by the party’s former executive director Jay Parmley. Ortega is suing party chairman David Parker and the Democratic party for defamation and violating a settlement agreement…

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