MILWAUKEE — Former Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against Journal Sentinel over articles the media outlet published over the summer. The Journal Sentinel told Spectrum News 1 it stands by its reporting.
The articles were titled “Sources detail concerns about Mandela Barnes’ behavior toward women” and “Mandela Barnes ends Democratic campaign for Wisconsin governor.”
In the lawsuit, Barnes and his attorneys challenged the articles, which mention a Democratic Party of Wisconsin investigation, and allege Barnes used his political status to “obtain sexual encounters.” It also challenges the connection made in the articles between these things and his withdrawal from the governor’s race…