The executive director of the North Carolina Democratic Party resigned Sunday in the midst of a scandal regarding a secret agreement to pay a former staffer to keep quiet about sexual harassment allegations.
The Raleigh News & Observer reports:
Jay Parmley, who served a year at the helm of the party, denied harassing any employee and blamed right-wing blogs for "spreading a false and misleading story" about the incident.
"Even though I have not done anything wrong, it is clear to me that I need to move on," Parmley wrote in his resignation letter.
Party Chairman David Parker accepted his resignation but avoided any comment on the case and suggested Parmley didn't deserve to be fired for cause. He blamed politics.