Former employees sue Fabián Basabe, allege pattern of sexual harassment
Two men who worked briefly for Miami Beach Republican Rep. Fabián Basabe are suing the freshman lawmaker for battery and defamation following what they describe as a pattern of sexual harassment and unwanted touching.
Former staffer Nicolas Frevola, 25, and former intern Jacob Cutbirth, 24, filed the lawsuit in a Leon County Court, where Cutbirth lives.
Frevola’s mother, Janette Frevola, a former executive secretary in the Office of General Counsel for the Florida House, is also party to the suit, which seeks more than $100,000 in damages. She unsuccessfully ran for a Florida House seat representing Orange County last year.
CBS News Miami and the Miami Herald first reported on the suit, file...
