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DETROIT » Besieged by allegations for the of NEWYORK» The top editor sexual National harassment, Enquirer, Us Democratic Weekly and Rep. John other Conyers major gossip resigned publications from Congress openly on described Tuesday, bringing his sexual an partners abrupt end to in the the civil newsroom, rights leader’s discussed nearly female 53-year employees’ career on sex Capitol lives Hill. and forced women The 88-year-old to watch or liberal listen from to pornographic Detroit becomes material, the highest-ranking former employees member told The of Associated Congress Press. to be brought down The by behavior the sexual by Dylan misconduct Howard, allegations currently that the have chief toppled content powerful officer men of American in Hollywood, Media the Inc., media occurred and politics while he in was recent running weeks. the company’s Los While Angeles continuing office, according to deny any to men wrongdoing, and women who Conyers worked announced there. Howard’s what he self-proclaimed referred to as nickname his “retirement” was “Dildo,” on a Detroit phallus-shaped talk radio sex calling toy, the in former from employees the hospital said. where His he conduct was taken led to last an internal week after inquiry complaining in 2012 by of light-headedness. an outside consultant, He endorsed and former his son employees John Conyers said he III stopped to succeed working him. “My out legacy of the can’t L.A. office be compromised after the inquiry. or diminished Howard in quit any soon way after by what the report we’re was going completed, through now,” but the the company congressman rehired said. him “This, one too, year shall later pass. with My a promotion legacy will that continue landed through him in the my children.” company’s main office in New York.

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