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Nungesser said that his comments were taken out of context because he was referring to a local election in Plaquemines Parish in 2005. He said that he admires how Schedler handled the administrative duties of the secretary of state.<ref name=tschedler/>

Nungesser said that his comments were taken out of context because he was referring to a local election in Plaquemines Parish in 2005. He said that he admires how Schedler handled the administrative duties of the secretary of state.<ref name=tschedler/>

==Sexual harassment suit==

==Sexual harassment suit prompts resignation==

In 2018, Schedler was named the defendant in sexual harassment lawsuit filed by an unidentified employee still working in the office of the secretary of state. In response to the suit, Schedler, who has long been estranged from his wife, said that the relationship with the woman was consensual. However, the woman's attorney, Jill Craft, claims that the relationship was not consensual and began as early as 2007, before Schedler was the secretary of state and still a deputy to Jay Dardenne. The suit alleges that Schedler bought a townhouse in the complex where the woman lives and spied on her and that he obtained her cell phone to look through her contacts, including a boyfriend. In 2014, the harassment expanded to text, email messages, and cards "that became more sexual" in theme, according to the suit. He allegedly addressed her as "My dearest sunshine."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2018/02/schedler_claims_consensual_rel.html|title=Schedler claims consensual relationship with employee suing him for sexual harassment|date=February 22, 2018|publisher=''The New Orleans Times-Picayune''|author=Greg LaRose|accessdate=March 16, 2018}}</ref> The suit also claims that Schedler showed the woman [[pornography]].<ref name=wafb/>

In 2018, Schedler was named the defendant in sexual harassment lawsuit filed by an unidentified employee still working in the office of the secretary of state. In response to the suit, Schedler, who has long been estranged from his wife, said that the relationship with the woman was consensual. However, the woman's attorney, Jill Craft, claims that the relationship was not consensual and began as early as 2007, before Schedler was the secretary of state and still a deputy to Jay Dardenne. The suit alleges that Schedler bought a townhouse in the complex where the woman lives and spied on her and that he obtained her cell phone to look through her contacts, including a boyfriend. In 2014, the harassment expanded to text, email messages, and cards "that became more sexual" in theme, according to the suit. He allegedly addressed her as "My dearest sunshine."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2018/02/schedler_claims_consensual_rel.html|title=Schedler claims consensual relationship with employee suing him for sexual harassment|date=February 22, 2018|publisher=''The New Orleans Times-Picayune''|author=Greg LaRose|accessdate=March 16, 2018}}</ref> The suit also claims that Schedler showed the woman [[pornography]].<ref name=wafb/>