According to the age-old saying, time heals all. But for Mayor Bob Filner, his troubles have only continued to mount while he was away in therapy.
Even the local Hooters restaurants have posted signs saying he is not welcome there.
Filner is expected to appear at City Hall on Monday, when he has said he will return to work after undergoing an intensive two-week therapy program.
More than a dozen women, including a university dean and a retired Navy rear admiral, have gone public with accusations. Some contend he cornered them, groping and slobbering them with kisses.
Filner’s former communications director, Irene McCormack Jackson, filed a lawsuit claiming that he asked her to work without panties, demanded kisses, told her he wanted to see her naked and dragged her in a headlock while whispering in her ear.
The latest accuser spoke Thursday — a 67-year-old volunteer city worker who assists senior citizens.
Filner, a Democrat, returns to louder calls for his resignation, and an even stronger fight to boot him out if he does not step down. He’s now confronting his biggest challenges yet, some say.
A recall campaign started its petition drive a day before his return. Meanwhile, more women went public during his absence with lurid claims. He also returns to investigations over his handling of city finances, including questions over a trip to Paris.
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