1 3 , ▁and ▁res ign ing ▁from ▁that ▁body ▁after ▁alleg ations ▁of ▁sexual ▁assault ▁and ▁other ▁mis con duct ▁were ▁made ▁against ▁him . ▁Form er ▁employees ▁in ▁Sh erman ' s ▁office ▁told ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Times ▁that ▁D ab ab neh ▁frequently ▁made ▁in app ropri ate ▁sexual ▁remarks , ▁including ▁de grad ing ▁and ▁sex ist ▁comments , ▁and ▁b rag ged ▁about ▁his ▁sexual ▁explo its . ▁No ▁one ▁suggested ▁that ▁Sh erman ▁knew ▁of ▁D ab ab neh ' s ▁conduct , ▁but ▁several ▁staff ers ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁office ▁environment ▁did ▁not ▁encou rage ▁reporting ▁and ▁said ▁that ▁Sh erman ▁would ▁not ▁have ▁been ▁re cept ive ▁to ▁compla ints ▁about ▁a ▁trust ed ▁ad visor . ▁ ▁Sh erman ▁has ▁acknowled ged ▁being ▁" a ▁demand ing ▁b oss " ▁but ▁" den ied ▁that ▁his ▁management ▁style ▁contributed ▁to ▁the ▁silence ▁about ▁D ab ab neh ' s ▁behavior ." ▁Sur ve ys ▁of ▁Capit ol ▁Hill ▁staff ▁r ated ▁Sh erman ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁more ▁difficult ▁members ▁to ▁work ▁for , ▁with ▁high ▁staff ▁turn over ▁rates . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Sh erman ▁held ▁a ▁town ▁hall ▁meeting ▁in ▁Res eda , ▁where ▁a ▁question er ▁who ▁supported ▁a ▁Democratic ▁primary ▁ch allen ger ▁to ▁Sh erman ▁accused ▁the ▁con gress man ▁of ▁having ▁an ▁in ade qu ate ▁sexual ▁har ass ment ▁policy . ▁Sh erman ▁replied , ▁" We ▁have ▁five ▁different ▁ways