Democratic Lawmakers Author Resolution To Investigate Impeaching Hill

A democratic state representative filed a resolution Monday requesting a committee to look into the possibility of impeaching Attorney General Curtis Hill.

Hill maintains his innocence, despite legislative leaders calling on him to resign over sexual misconduct allegations.

Rep. Ed Delaney (D-Indianapolis) and two other lawmakers authored the resolution, which calls on legislative leaders to convene a committee to begin the impeachment process after three legislative staffers and one lawmaker say he groped them at an end-of-session party in March.

Delaney says legislators need to act quickly.

“If the Indiana General Assembly cannot protect its own members and its own employees from sexual misconduct, then what should women expect in this state?” he says.

In a statement, the communications director for the Indiana House Republicans says resolutions can’t be filed until November. The statement says House Speaker Brian Bosma is keeping all options on the table, but will wait until the Inspector General’s investigation into the accusations wraps up before taking any further steps.

But, Delaney says Hill cannot do his job properly in this situation.

“The Attorney General is lashing out at the court systems that there can’t be a special prosecutor, he has said the Inspector General has a conflict and can’t conduct an investigation, he has cast doubt on the truth of a legislator and staff who have accused him, and I think it’s time to end this,” Delaney says.

Attorneys for Hill filed papers in Marion County court this weekend questioning the appointment of a special prosecutor and the Inspector General’s authority to conduct an investigation.

The communications director for Hill’s office did not respond to a request for comment.