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State lawmakers on Monday released a detailed House policy designed to curb sexual harassment. The move came following a Facebook post more than a week ago by Rep. Michelle Ugenti-Rita, R-Scottsdale (pictured), saying that from the moment she took office in 2011 she experienced “unwanted sexual advances and lewd and suggestive comments regarding my body and appearance from male colleagues.” (Capitol Media Services 2016 file photo by Howard Fischer)

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Arizona House releases detailed harassment policy
Move comes after a female lawmaker complains of treatment in Facebook post

In the wake of a complaint by a female lawmaker, House Speaker J.D. Mesnard on Monday released a detailed policy designed to curb sexual harassment.