San Diego Mayor Bob Filner staffer says he patted her buttocks

Just one day after a former aide to San Diego Mayor Bob Filner filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against him, another woman has come forward.

Laura Fink, who runs a political consulting firm, said she was working as deputy campaign manager for Filner's Congressional reelection when he patted her buttocks at a fundraiser in 2005.

There, someone at the fundraiser joked to Filner that Fink had "worked her [expletive] off for you." Filner patted her buttocks and said, "No, it's still there."

Fink continued to work for Filner, and did not publicize the incident. At the time, she was trying to start her consulting business and did not want to have Filner against her, as he "has a reputation for swift retribution and for holding grudges," she said.

Filner's former mayoral communication director Irene McCormack Jackson filed a sexual harassment lawsuit Tuesday that alleges that several times, Filner grabbed her, dragged her around in a headlock and asked that they have sex. Once, Filner asked not to wear panties to work.

“I am coming forward today to lay the blame at the feet of the person responsible, Mayor Bob Filner,” Jackson said. “He is not fit to be mayor of our great city. He is not fit to hold any public office.”

Filner denied the claims, saying they would be proven false.

“I do not believe these claims are valid,” Filner said. “That is why due process is so important. I intend to defend myself vigorously and I know that justice will prevail.”

In the meantime, the San Diego Police Department has set up a sexual harassment hotline for complaints against Filner.