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Attorney General Hill Described As 'Creeper' In Disciplinary Hearing's First Day

Brandon Smith
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IPB News

The four women who say Attorney General Curtis Hill inappropriately touched them took the stand Monday at a state disciplinary hearing.

That was the bulk of day one of a week-long proceeding that sees Hill defending his law license.

Rep. Mara Candelaria Reardon (D-Munster) and three legislative staffers – Samantha Lozano, Niki DaSilva and Gabrielle Brock – say Curtis Hill groped them at a party in March 2018.

They each testified about that night and what they’ve experienced since during the day-long hearing. Reardon described Hill as a “creeper.” DaSilva says she felt “white hot anger” when he touched her. And Brock says she regrets coming forward because Hill hasn’t faced any consequences for his actions.

Hill’s attorneys focused on inaccuracies in a legislative memo prepared by an outside law firm last year about the incident. And they sought to excuse away Hill’s conduct as flirtatious behavior.

Contact Brandon at bsmith@ipbs.org or follow him on Twitter at @brandonjsmith5.

Brandon Smith is excited to be working for public radio in Indiana. He has previously worked in public radio as a reporter and anchor in mid-Missouri for KBIA Radio out of Columbia. Prior to that, he worked for WSPY Radio in Plano, Illinois as a show host, reporter, producer and anchor. His first job in radio was in another state capitol, in Jefferson City, Missouri, as a reporter for three radio stations around Missouri. Brandon graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia with a Bachelor of Journalism in 2010, with minors in political science and history. He was born and raised in Chicago.