The Ohio Attorney General's Office reached a settlement Wednesday with two women whose claims ofsexual harassment prompted investigations, firings and the resignation of former Attorney GeneralMarc Dann.
Under terms of the settlement, Cindy Stankoski and Vanessa Stout will each receive a share of$495,000, which includes attorney fees, according to a statement released Wednesday by the AttorneyGeneral's Office.
Rex Elliott, the attorney who represented Stankoski and Stout, said that Attorney GeneralRichard Cordray was instrumental in bringing the case to a resolution, 10 Investigates' Paul Akerreported.
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"As I've said for the last eight months, they did not want to continue with this," Elliott said."They didn't want to the litigation to get filed, and it didn't. This enables them to move on withtheir lives and close this chapter."
Elliott and Cordray released a joint statement Wednesday in which they thanked the women forbringing the scandal to light.
"Today we agreed to put to rest a series of events that was unbecoming of the leadership of theAttorney General's office and difficult for the two women who showed courage in turning a spotlightupon it," the statement read.
Last year, Stankoski and Stout came forward with allegations of sexual harassment inside theoffice of then-Attorney General Marc Dann.
During subsequent investigations, several of Dann's top aides resigned or were terminated.
Under mounting pressure from both political parties, Dann, who also admitted having an affairwith an employee in his office, offered his resignation in May.
Stout resigned from her position within the Attorney General's Office late last year, whileStankoski tendered her resignation on Wednesday.
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