The man bankrolling efforts by GOP ultraconservatives to fight a new Utah election law says Sen. Todd Weiler, R-Woods Cross, tried to bribe a woman with $1 million to bring sexual harassment charges to smear him and his political efforts.
Weiler says he offered no bribe, and feels the woman indeed was sexually harassed by his accuser, Dave Bateman, CEO of the Entrata software company. Weiler says a lawyer friend figured the woman could win up to $1 million if she pursued a lawsuit.
Weiler adds that Bateman “is trying to use me to generate publicity” to attract more right wingers to Tuesday’s GOP caucus meetings seeking to give them more power against party moderates.