Francine Washington, an American housing official from Chicago completely stunned a crucial meeting by announcing that she was in dire need of s£x.
She reportedly told other members of the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) she needed to ‘get laid’.
A report by the Office of the Inspector General found that Washington had a ‘s£xually graphic conversation’ in front of other agency workers.
According to Mail Online, she was ‘shocked’ by the attorney’s negativity towards the union representative and characterized her comments as coming from ‘white privilege’.
The report details how CHA’s Interim Board Chair Matthew Brewer met with the commissioner concerned and that they, ‘committed to the Chair that they would not engage in similar behaviour in the future’.
Washington said she remembers Brewer approaching her after the incident, but does not recall details of the conversation.
She believes that she was reported by a human resources manager at CHA, who was getting frustrated that Washington was asking a lot of questions of the agency.
‘All the board members know me,’ Washington said. ‘I don’t change with the weather. I love being a public housing resident and I love my residents and am not going to do anything to hurt the residents or the authority.’
Washington was appointed to the Chicago Housing Authority Board of Commissioners in June 2014.
She is also the President of the Central Advisory Council and the Washington Park Local Advisory Committee, and sits on many prestigious boards.
The report also found that CHA has no sexual harassment policy in place and recommended that one be drafted.
Brewer agreed with the suggestions, but also pointed out that commissioners have attended annual ethics and sexual harassment training for the last few years.
The Chicago Housing Authority is committed to fostering a culture of respect and accountability to uphold ethical and professional standards for all stakeholders, including our Commissioners and staff members,’ the agency said in a statement to the Tribune.
It added that it is unable to comment on personnel issues, but, ‘we take all allegations of misconduct seriously.’
