An Obama re-election organizer is facing charges that he "grabbed" a Loveland woman's breasts while giving her a campaign sticker on Tuesday, police said.
Luke M. Buchanan, 24, of Washington, D.C. is charged with unlawful sexual contact, a misdemeanor.
The victim's name was not released. She is 21 years old, police said.
Luke M. Buchanan (Larimer County Sheriff's Office)
He has since been fired from his job with the Colorado Democratic Party.
"The female reported an adult male knocked on her door, identified himself as a member of the Obama political campaign and asked to speak with her about her voting status," Loveland police said in a statement Thursday afternoon. "The victim reportedly spoke with the male for a short time and he then asked if he could give her a campaign sticker. The victim accepted and the male allegedly grabbed her breasts while applying the sticker to her shirt."
A message left on Buchanan's cell phone was not immediately returned Thursday afternoon.
Colorado Democratic Party spokeswoman Matt Inzeo said Buchanan was not employed by the campaign, but by the state party.
"We have a zero tolerance policy for inappropriate behavior. As soon as we learned about this incident, we took immediate action, and the person in question has been terminated," Inzeo stated.
"The actions of one individual in no way reflect the hard work being done every day by the thousands of employees and volunteers the Colorado Democratic Party who have spent countless hours talking to their friends and neighbors about the importance of this election."
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_21907244/obama-volunteer-charged-groping-loveland-womans-breasts
"We have a zero tolerance policy for inappropriate behavior."
Guess they never met Bill Clinton or Ted Kennedy.
Luke M. Buchanan, 24, of Washington, D.C. is charged with unlawful sexual contact, a misdemeanor.
The victim's name was not released. She is 21 years old, police said.
Luke M. Buchanan (Larimer County Sheriff's Office)
He has since been fired from his job with the Colorado Democratic Party.
"The female reported an adult male knocked on her door, identified himself as a member of the Obama political campaign and asked to speak with her about her voting status," Loveland police said in a statement Thursday afternoon. "The victim reportedly spoke with the male for a short time and he then asked if he could give her a campaign sticker. The victim accepted and the male allegedly grabbed her breasts while applying the sticker to her shirt."
A message left on Buchanan's cell phone was not immediately returned Thursday afternoon.
Colorado Democratic Party spokeswoman Matt Inzeo said Buchanan was not employed by the campaign, but by the state party.
"We have a zero tolerance policy for inappropriate behavior. As soon as we learned about this incident, we took immediate action, and the person in question has been terminated," Inzeo stated.
"The actions of one individual in no way reflect the hard work being done every day by the thousands of employees and volunteers the Colorado Democratic Party who have spent countless hours talking to their friends and neighbors about the importance of this election."
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_21907244/obama-volunteer-charged-groping-loveland-womans-breasts
"We have a zero tolerance policy for inappropriate behavior."
Guess they never met Bill Clinton or Ted Kennedy.