Packwood Said to Gather Data on His Accusers

Sen. Bob Packwood (R-Ore.) personally sought details of the sex lives of the women charging him with sexual misconduct in an effort to keep their accusations from being published, according to an article in Sunday’s Oregonian newspaper.

According to the article, Packwood contacted his employees, former members of his staff and political associates “in a rush of phone calls” seeking information about the sexual histories of his accusers.

Packwood then sent the information to the Washington Post, which was investigating the allegations, the article said.

The information was “extremely personal and potentially embarrassing” and included “intimate details of a woman’s sex life,” the article said.

Packwood began placing the phone calls after he had been interviewed by the Post about allegations made by 10 women that the 60-year-old lawmaker had made unwanted sexual advances toward them, the article said.