SAN DIEGO - The latest person to accuse San Diego Mayor Bob Filner of sexual harassment is a great-grandmother.
The woman, who works at the Senior Citizens Service Desk in San Diego City Hall, allegedly faced "continuous inappropriate sexual advances by the mayor while trying to do her job," according to the office of her attorney, Gloria Allred.
An announcement, including the woman's identity, is planned for Thursday afternoon.
She is the 16th woman to come forward with such allegations, according to CNN affiliate KFMB.
The 15th was Kathryn Vaughn, a local attorney, who told the station that after her husband walked away at a public event 10 years ago, Filner "made an inappropriate movement on my body."
Filner, 70, was elected mayor of the eighth-largest American city in 2012, after 10 terms in Congress. His accusers range from a singer at a campaign fundraiser to his former communications director, who called him unfit for office.
He has rebuffed calls to resign from all nine City Council members and from fellow Democrats, including California's two U.S. senators. He now faces a recall effort that is trying to gather more than 100,000 signatures needed to put his future up to a new vote, though some political observers doubt organizers can succeed.
In July, Filner acknowledged that he "failed to fully respect the women who work for me and with me" and that he was "embarrassed" by his actions. But he also said he would be vindicated by "a full presentation of the facts" and he would not resign.
But now, investigators are looking into possible financial impropriety -- including questionable charges at the Westgate Hotel, where Filner allegedly took women.
The San Diego's City Attorney's Office said Thursday that Filner may be removed from office without a recall if he allowed unauthorized payments from the city treasury.
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The woman, who works at the Senior Citizens Service Desk in San Diego City Hall, allegedly faced "continuous inappropriate sexual advances by the mayor while trying to do her job," according to the office of her attorney, Gloria Allred.
An announcement, including the woman's identity, is planned for Thursday afternoon.
She is the 16th woman to come forward with such allegations, according to CNN affiliate KFMB.
The 15th was Kathryn Vaughn, a local attorney, who told the station that after her husband walked away at a public event 10 years ago, Filner "made an inappropriate movement on my body."
Filner, 70, was elected mayor of the eighth-largest American city in 2012, after 10 terms in Congress. His accusers range from a singer at a campaign fundraiser to his former communications director, who called him unfit for office.
He has rebuffed calls to resign from all nine City Council members and from fellow Democrats, including California's two U.S. senators. He now faces a recall effort that is trying to gather more than 100,000 signatures needed to put his future up to a new vote, though some political observers doubt organizers can succeed.
In July, Filner acknowledged that he "failed to fully respect the women who work for me and with me" and that he was "embarrassed" by his actions. But he also said he would be vindicated by "a full presentation of the facts" and he would not resign.
But now, investigators are looking into possible financial impropriety -- including questionable charges at the Westgate Hotel, where Filner allegedly took women.
The San Diego's City Attorney's Office said Thursday that Filner may be removed from office without a recall if he allowed unauthorized payments from the city treasury.
Copyright 2013 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.