Millennial ex-mayor of ritzy Hamptons village accused of pimping out staffer for political gain: suit
The ex-millennial mayor of Southampton Village is allegedly a bullying creep who tried to pimp out his secretary for political gain, according to an bombshell new lawsuit.Jesse Warren — the owner of a high-end boutique in the elite enclave who previously made headlines for being evicted from his home by a political rival — is now facing explosive claims from his former employee, Miranda Weber.“Warren regularly had volatile outbursts, made inappropriate and gendered comments, and encroached on Ms.Weber’s personal life,” says her Suffolk County Supreme Court suit, filed late last month.Warren — the town’s youngest mayor who was a baby-faced 36 when elected in 2019 — allegedly harassed, discriminated and retaliated against Weber, including asking her to work while sitting Shiva for her beloved grandmother, the filing states.He also attempted to force Weber, who was in her mid-20s at the time, “into a quid pro quo relationship with Trustee to secure a political favor” — forcing her to make up excuses, including that she had COVID, to skirt his advances, the lawsuit claims.Warren even “threatened to withhold a promotion and raise unless she capitulated to his various demands,” according to the court documents.And when Weber resigned in 2022, after a year-and-a-half of enduring “insidious harassment, discrimination, and retaliation” from her boss, he refused to pay her at least $40,000 — and perhaps as much as $90,000 —- in overtime pay for working weeks frequently over 50 hours, the suit alleges.Warren, 39 — who made news last year when an ex-mayor purchased the building he resided in and then moved to evict him — declined to comment.The millennial executive is well-aware of the claims, since he leaked a confidential letter to the press as Weber attempted to resolve her claims privately last year, a move criticized by village officials as putting taxpayers at risk, according to local reports.Warren was ousted by his former running ...