SAN DIEGO — Former San Diego Mayor Bob Filner, driven from office by sexual harassment allegations, pleaded guilty Tuesday to a felony and two misdemeanors for unwanted physical contact with three women at public events.
Filner entered the plea under an agreement with the state attorney general that calls for three months of home confinement and three years of probation. He agreed not to seek public office and will undergo psychological counseling.
The former 10-term Democratic congressman pleaded guilty to felony false imprisonment and two counts of misdemeanor battery against women who were identified only as Jane Does. His attorney, Jerry Coughlan, said none of the victims were employees.
Filner, 71, resigned Aug. 30, succumbing to intense pressure after at least 17 women brought lurid sexual harassment allegations. He had been on the job less than nine months into a four-year term and was San Diego’s first Democratic mayor in 20 years.
