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Former Salina mayor Alan Jilka said allegations of sexual harassment contained in a federal lawsuit filed two weeks ago by the former Salina Housing Authority director are “politically motivated retaliation” because of his efforts to bring accountability to the housing authority.

But he disclosed that Ann Rollins Johnson, who was fired by the housing authority board in January 2008, had accused him of sexual harassment more than two years ago.

“I was first threatened with the recently filed lawsuit by Ms. Rollins’ lawyer in September of 2007,” Jilka said in a prepared statement Thursday morning. “Is it a coincidence that she waited to file the suit until more than two years later, a couple weeks after I announced my candidacy for Congress, and several years after the alleged incidents?”

Jilka is running for the U.S. House of Representatives seat being vacated by Rep. Jerry Moran, who is running for the U.S. Senate.

“I was shocked by the malicious nature of the allegations in the case, which I deny,” Jilka said.

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