ation ▁seemed ▁assured ▁until ▁a ▁report ▁of ▁a ▁private ▁interview ▁of ▁Hill ▁by ▁the ▁F BI ▁was ▁le aked ▁to ▁the ▁press . ▁The ▁hear ings ▁were ▁then ▁re open ed , ▁and ▁Hill ▁was ▁called ▁to ▁public ly ▁test ify . ▁Hill ▁said ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁in ▁tele vised ▁hear ings ▁that ▁Thomas ▁had ▁sex ually ▁har ass ed ▁her ▁while ▁he ▁was ▁her ▁super visor ▁at ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Education ▁and ▁the ▁E E OC . ▁When ▁question ed ▁on ▁why ▁she ▁followed ▁Thomas ▁to ▁the ▁second ▁job ▁after ▁he ▁had ▁already ▁alleg edly ▁har ass ed ▁her , ▁she ▁said ▁working ▁in ▁a ▁re put able ▁position ▁within ▁the ▁civil ▁rights ▁field ▁had ▁been ▁her ▁amb ition . ▁The ▁position ▁was ▁appe aling ▁enough ▁to ▁in hib it ▁her ▁from ▁going ▁back ▁into ▁private ▁practice ▁with ▁her ▁previous ▁firm . ▁She ▁said ▁that ▁she ▁only ▁realized ▁later ▁in ▁her ▁life ▁that ▁the ▁choice ▁had ▁represented ▁poor ▁judgment ▁on ▁her ▁part , ▁but ▁that ▁" at ▁that ▁time , ▁it ▁appeared ▁that ▁the ▁sexual ▁over t ures   ... ▁had ▁ended ." ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Hill , ▁Thomas ▁asked ▁her ▁out ▁soci ally ▁many ▁times ▁during ▁her ▁two ▁years ▁of ▁employ ment ▁as ▁his ▁assistant , ▁and , ▁after ▁she ▁decl ined ▁his ▁requests , ▁he ▁used ▁work ▁situations ▁to ▁discuss ▁sexual ▁subjects . ▁" He ▁spoke ▁about   ... ▁such ▁matters ▁as ▁women ▁having ▁sex ▁with ▁animals ▁and ▁films ▁showing ▁group ▁sex ▁or