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WASHINGTON — A Utah man who was president of the National Association of Realtors resigned Monday following a lawsuit and a New York Times article alleging that he sexually harassed female employees.
The Realtors association announced Kenny Parcell's resignation on its website, saying the organization vows to do better moving forward from the claims of sexual harassment.
A New York Times article published Saturday details accounts of more than two dozen current and former Realtors association members who said the organization had a "culture of fear," harassment and retaliation, and almost 20 accounts of members who said they endured sexual harassment.
Most of the claims were about Parcell, who allegedly sent inappropriate photos, made sexually suggestive comments and would ask female employees for sexual favors, according to the report.
The Times article describes the Realtors association as "a powerful nonprofit organization with more than $1 billion in assets that controls access to nearly every American home listing" and said it has "1.5 million dues-paying members, making it the largest professional organization in the country."
Parcell, a Realtor from Spanish Fork who was president of the Utah Association of Realtors in 2011, was referenced in a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia that former employee Janelle Brevard filed against the National Association of Realtors in June. The lawsuit claims the...
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