David Vitter

Second Source Comes Forward To Say Abusive Vitter Aide Worked On Women's Issues

Brian Beutler | July 8, 2010, 4:36PM

Sen. David Vitter (R-LA)

Leaders of yet another anti-domestic violence advocacy group come forward to say that they personally worked with Brent Furer on women's issues, the former aide for Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) who was known for two years to have attacked a girlfriend with a knife.

"We know first-hand that Brent Furer, a perpetrator of domestic violence, worked on women's issues in Senator Vitter's office," reads a statement from Sue Else, president of the National Network to End Domestic Violence. "Even if Furer didn't work on women's issues, he should have been fired for violently attacking an intimate partner. Senator Vitter should have fired Furer when he first learned about the case.

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